COVID-19

Island Roads is putting its full support behind the NHS’s COVID-19 app. The company will be writing to its 200-strong workforce encouraging them to download the app and is also looking to promote the technology on its VMS signs that...

The coronavirus crisis has led to truly unprecedented times for everyone and one of the sectors hit is journalism, but our unrivalled and award-winning news service continues to deliver the latest Isle of Wight news around the clock. We’ve been...

Barratt and David Wilson Homes have announced plans to start a phased re-opening of its construction sites, with preparation works beginning on site from tomorrow (Monday), ready for the re-introduction of contractors on 18th May. 12 sites across Dorset, West...

A Ryde couple whose wedding day plans were scuppered by Boris' nationwide lockdown celebrated in a rather different way yesterday (Saturday). Keith Ruth and Carolyn Ward were due to tie the knot on what turned out to be a gloriously...

There are now 155 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight, Public Health England have confirmed. New data released this afternoon (Saturday) shows a further 3 cases locally, from 152 yesterday to 155 today. Increases are not surprising...

Ahead of Sunday’s announcement on how the UK will begin to relax some coronavirus regulations, a study has shown more people used their cars last week than they did in Week 2 of lockdown. There has been a noticeable increase...

The Task Force convened by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) several weeks ago has been lobbying central Government about the support required for the businesses based in the region, and this has seen several new initiatives come to realisation. ...

Southern Vectis is showing its support for the Government’s contact tracing programme by encouraging Islanders and staff to take part in the app trial. Residents on the Isle of Wight are the first to be offered access to the system,...

5 patients on the Isle of Wight have now signed up to help find a cure for the coronavirus. As part of national and international trials, being run at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport, research teams have been asking those...

152 cases of coronavirus have now been identified on the Isle of Wight, Public Health England have confirmed. Data released this afternoon (Friday) shows a rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases locally by 3, from 149 yesterday to...