COVID-19

GCSEs and A-Levels students will be awarded grades based on the work they have put in to date with an option to sit an exam early in the next academic year, the Government has confirmed. The exam regulator, Ofqual, and...

Round the Island Race 2020 has been postponed due to the situation surrounding COVID-19 and the current Government guidance on social distancing. The Island Sailing Club has today (Friday) taken the difficult decision to reschedule this year’s Round the Island...

"We are doing all we can to protect you" — that is the message from the leader of the Isle of Wight Council today (Friday) as he moves to reassure Islanders the authority is ready to take on the coronavirus...

The Isle of Wight Council has decided to close all libraries due to the coronavirus outbreak. It is said that the decision has been made in order to follow government instructions to increase social isolation, and in order to protect...

Commodore Cinema in Ryde has closed its doors until further notice, following in the footsteps of Cineworld in Newport. In a statement issued today, Leo Leisure has said: "We would like to thank you for your continued support. "On review...

The Isle of Wight Council is introducing some measures on the Cowes Floating Bridge to reduce the level of risk to staff and users. With effect from Monday (23rd March) no cash will be accepted by the crew on the...

As a direct result of the various measures the UK Government are putting in place, more specifically the forced closure of schools, UKSA has taken the decision to suspend operations from Sunday 22 March until the end of April. UKSA...

The RSPCA is reassuring animal lovers that it is continuing to rescue and rehome animals on the Isle of Wight despite the coronavirus outbreak. The animal charity has put contingency plans in place to cope with the weeks and months...

With schools set to close for the vast majority of students at the end of the day today (Friday), the Government has confirmed who is classed as a key worker and which students should continue to attend school. As previously...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has continued to strongly make the case for radical measures to support people in business through the coronavirus emergency - and is specifically focused on Island business. Speaking in the House of Commons, Bob...