COVID-19

A total of 25 Islanders have now died with COVID-19 in hospital, according to the latest figures released this afternoon (Thursday). Data from NHS England confirms the death toll has increased from 24 to 25. The latest victims died at...

A student nurse from the Isle of Wight has spoken of the pride she feels after answering the Government’s call to join the NHS’s fight against coronavirus. Hannah Shaw, from Sandown, is one of 222 Nursing students from the University...

During the war, the women at home played a key role in keeping the country running and now, over 75 years later, that spirit lives on with seamstresses across the Island working to supply NHS and care staff with scrubs....

The Isle of Wight could be one of the first places in the country to see lockdown restrictions lifted, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has told MPs. The UK’s Islands could play a role in trialling changes to social...

The mobile COVID-19 testing facility at 1Leisure Medina will become a fixed provision for testing on the Island, it has been announced this evening (Wednesday). Military personnel are currently operating the mobile facility until Friday (1st May) with bookings able...

More than £9million has now been given to the Isle of Wight Council to cope with the coronavirus crisis — and it will get what it needs in the future, the government has said. Following an announcement more than 10...

Key workers due to be swabbed for COVID-19 at the drive-through test facility in Newport faced a lengthy wait this morning (Wednesday) due to the Army missing the ferry over to the Isle of Wight. Island Echo is told a...

24 Islanders have now died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, figures released this afternoon (Wednesday) reveal. The latest data from NHS England confirms the death toll has increased from 22 to 24. The latest victims died at St...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed a new 100% government-backed loan scheme for small businesses announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. The scheme - which allows businesses to borrow up to £50,000 - has been designed to ensure...

Lynnbottom Household Waste and Recycling Centre could re-open in the coming weeks as the Government asks local authorities to open the gates to tips up and down the country. Robert Jenrick, Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government, yesterday (Tuesday)...