COVID-19

During this period of uncertain times, Stag Lane Motors are offering a FREE breakdown and recovery service to any NHS staff, key worker or vulnerable person if not registered with a main breakdown club. At a time when money is...

The Government has issued further guidance on which businesses and premises must remain closed and has confirmed that tradesmen can continue to carry out work in people's homes. Work carried out in people’s homes, for example by tradespeople carrying out...

Islanders who are due to take their cars to the garage for an MOT from 30th March have been granted a 6-month extension - meaning no vehicle will need to be tested until at least the end of September. The...

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight now stands at 8, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Maggie Oldham, Cheif Executive of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, has announced this morning (Wednesday)...

The Isle of Wight Council and the funding body WightAID have joined forces to ensure frontline charities to the coronavirus response receive the support they so desperately need. For the next few months, WightAID will focus its grant giving to...

Southern Vectis have adjusted their bus timetables in response to the lower than usual passenger numbers on services across the Island. As of today, special timetables will apply on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 37. A normal...

The government is texting people across the Isle of Wight and the rest of the UK to inform them of the new rules announced by the Prime Minister yesterday (Monday). Islanders will today be receiving a text directly to their...

A new confirmed case of coronavirus has been identified on the Isle of Wight as nationally numbers soar to over 8,000, it has been announced tonight (Tuesday). It has been 7 days since the last confirmed case was revealed. The...

Islanders will soon be able to spend more using contactless technology as the spending limit for such card payments is being increased from £30 to £45 from 1st April. The limit increase is in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and...

Police on the Isle of Wight say that it is clear to them that lots of people are not heeding the government's orders to say indoors unless absolutely essential. Officers have been carried out patrols across the Island today (Tuesday),...