COVID-19

Parking permits issues to those designated as key workers are no longer valid, according to the Isle of Wight Council. The key worker parking scheme was launched at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to allow those on duty as...

Steps are being taken by the Isle of Wight Council to address the staffing shortages currently being faced by the tourism and hospitality sector. Due to pubs, restaurants, cafes and other hospitality venues being closed for periods of the COVID...

Our columnist Maureen Sullivan gives us an update on the Island's theatre scene following the announcement that Government restrictions will remain for an extended period. We were all hoping that by now theatres would be able to open to full...

More than 11,000 food vouchers were handed out to children on the Isle of Wight over 5 weeks of school holidays between December and May. The Isle of Wight Council issued a total of 11,591 £15 vouchers paid for by...

Newport’s Riverside Vaccination Centre has celebrated a huge milestone after giving out its 50,000th coronavirus jab yesterday (Saturday). The Solent NHS Vaccination hub hit the incredible milestone when the 50,000th vaccination was delivered into the arm of 25 year old...

Cllr. Lora Peacey-Wilcox The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has urged us to get Covid tests with the increase of the Delta variant in the country - even though just 5 cases of it have been found on...

The number of Isle of Wight schoolchildren eligible for free school meals has increased by 2.2% during the COVID pandemic, latest figures reveal. School Census Data shows that a total of 3,301 pupils across the Island can now claim free lunchtime...

One of the few large events scheduled to take place in 2021 - Chale Show - has been cancelled as a result of Boris Johnson pushing back the easing of COVID restrictions to 19th July. Organisers of the popular annual...

The number of Islanders facing a year-long wait for surgery at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is coming down but a health boss has warned progress could soon plateau and waiting lists could start to grow again. As a...

All Isle of Wight residents over the age of 18 will be able to book themselves in for their COVID-19 vaccination from tomorrow morning (Friday), paving the way for the country to unlock and for life to get back to...