COVID-19

Organisers of Spectrum – The Autism Festival have announced that the event has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus crisis. In a statement issued tonight (Monday), those behind the Cowes Enterprise College-based event have said that it is...

The team behind Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill have taken the tough decision to postpone the opening of both parks this season and cancel upcoming events at Easter. In a statement issued this evening (Monday), Vectis Ventures have said that...

A second person on the Isle of Wight has tested positive for coronavirus, it has been announced. The first local case was confirmed by Public Health England last Saturday night and it hasn't taken long for a second case to...

Island schools should stay open the Isle of Wight Council has stressed — although they say the situation is ‘rapidly changing’. Schools are being advised and updated daily by the Department for Education about the ongoing COVID-19 situation — which...

Concerns over the potential for coronavirus to spread through air conditioning systems, making them unsafe to use, is raising unnecessary fears says Will Overton of Vectis Refrigeration.  One example of this is a widely reported incident from Singapore suggesting that...

The message from the leader of the Isle of Wight Council about the coronavirus outbreak is ‘simple’ — “keep calm and carry on”. At a meeting of the corporate scrutiny committee on Tuesday, council bosses reassured the public there is...

Children on the Isle of Wight are wearing latex gloves to school over coronavirus fears - but are being asked to remove them by staff. Some students at Christ the King College in Newport have been going to school wearing...

VFM, organisers of The Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally, have confirmed that the annual August Bank Holiday event will go ahead in 2020 despite rumours of a coronavirus cancellation. News has been spreading across social media that the event...

Island Labour has asked the Isle of Wight Council to publish its contingency plans for combating the spread of the coronavirus and protecting vulnerable Islanders. With a large elderly population, the Isle of Wight will need robust preparation for any...

Walk the Wight 2020 will go ahead as normal despite the spread of coronavirus across the country, but organisers say they are regularly assessing and reviewing their plans. Major events are under the spotlight as plans are drawn up to...