COVID-19

More than £1.7million of council tax was not paid during the COVID-19 pandemic on the Isle of Wight — adding to a combined deficit across councils in England of more than half a billion pounds. Figures from the Ministry of...

A major milestone has been reached in the local delivery of the COVID-19 vaccination programme with 2million jabs delivered across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Latest official data published today (Thursday) shows that 2,068,810 doses of the vaccine had...

Islanders are being reminded that vaccination appointments are available for residents over the age of 21 at the Riverside Vaccination Centre in Newport. People aged 39 and under who are eligible and pregnant women will be offered the Pfizer vaccine...

'Inappropriate' relaxing of COVID preventative safety measures at the Isle of Wight’s only hospital, by patients and staff, has led to calls for people to stick to the national guidance. Speaking at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board meeting...

Councillor Karl Love, the Cabinet member responsible for public health, has said that the news of a 4-week delay to unlocking the country from coronavirus restrictions is hugely disappointing and a bitter blow for local business and the Island's hospitality...

All Islanders aged over 18 will be able to book their coronavirus vaccination appointments by the end of this week, according to the head of the NHS. Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS in England, made the...

A devastating blow has been dealt to Islanders and Island businesses alike as the easing of lockdown restrictions has been delayed by another 4 weeks - to Monday 19th July. The Prime Minister has blamed the Delta variant of COVID-19...

The failure to fully re-open wedding venues on 21st June would cost the economy over £650million every 2 weeks, according to the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). While other businesses in the hospitality and entertainment sector have been able...

Music fans are being urged to snap up their Isle of Wight Festival 2021 tickets as soon as possible as this year's later-than-usual event is on the brink of selling out. The rescheduled 4-day event is due to rock Seaclose...

6 months on from the start of the national COVID vaccine rollout, more than 180,000 jabs have been given on the Isle of Wight — with 81,842 Island residents having now received both doses. Latest figures from NHS England show...