COVID-19

Those struggling to pay the bills on time have been thrown a lifeline by the Isle of Wight Council with the option to extend Council Tax payments to 12 months. If you cannot afford to pay April's instalment as a...

Police on the Isle of Wight have been carrying out stop checks on vehicles in Newport tonight (Thursday) to ensure Islanders are complying with Government instructions. Officers PS Winchester, PC Ball and PC Green from C relief have been located...

The government has strengthened Police enforcement powers in England to reduce the spread of coronavirus, protect the NHS and save lives. From today (Thursday), if Islanders do not comply with the order to avoid non-essential travel then the Police may...

Superintendent Sarah Jackson, who heads up Policing on the Isle of Wight, has outlined how the Police will be responding to the coronavirus crisis - but warns that a time may come when 'serious and difficult decisions' have to be...

The Government has announced that it will pay self-employed Islanders adversely affected by the coronavirus crisis a grant of up to 80% of their average monthly profits. Matching the support given to employed people earlier this month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak made...

Construction work on the brand new 100-bed Premier Inn hotel in Sandown has been stopped amid the coronavirus crisis. In light of government advice regarding social distancing and to protect the health and safety of workers and neighbours, Premier Inn...

Confusion over the number of cases of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight has puzzled residents since yesterday, when local NHS bosses confirmed a rise in positive test. Chief executive of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Maggie Oldham, said...

Isle of Wight housing developers Captiva Homes have confirmed that they have made the decision to close their construction site at West Acre Park and send subcontractors home.   The government has come under mounting pressure recently to ban work...

The message could not be clearer: 'Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives'. However, for those forced to leave their homes to carry out vital, highly-valued work to support the vulnerable and keep the Island running, the Isle of Wight...

The village of Niton is the first to launch a Community Response Group to help the local community cope with the pressures imposed by the coronavirus crisis. The “Community Response and Back-up” group (CRAB for short) will provide vital support,...