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As the Isle of Wight surpasses the 150,000 Covid vaccine mark, younger age groups are being invited to book in. Latest data from NHS England published today (Thursday), and recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), shows a total...
Read moreDetailsEmployees on the Isle of Wight who are working from home have the highest happiness rating in the United Kingdom, according to a new survey. As Islanders in their droves have been forced to work from a make-shift home office...
Read moreDetails"This is not a cause to panic, but It is a cause for caution" - that's the message from Simon Bryant, director of public health at the Isle of Wight Council, following the first recorded case of the Indian variant...
Read moreDetailsAs communities begin to tentatively emerge from lockdown, grants from the Isle of Wight Community Fund and The John Swire 1989 Trust are helping to address issues such as social isolation, mental health and poverty. Grant funding worth over £35,000...
Read moreDetailsAs draconian lockdown restrictions are eased as part of the latest step in Boris’ roadmap, here is a full rundown of what you can do from today (Monday) - including going inside other people’s homes for the first time in...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has paid tribute to the incredible support they have received from partner agencies over the past year by presenting them each with a framed photograph commemorating the mutual aid received by the service. A...
Read moreDetailsIslanders have done 'brilliantly' and have put the Isle of Wight in a good position to progress through the lockdown roadmap next week, according to the Island's director of public health. From Monday (17th May), indoor hospitality can reopen and...
Read moreDetailsHM Revenue and Customs is accepting tax relief claims for working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and are benefitting from this tax relief... If employed workers were told to work...
Read moreDetailsWith a focus on innovation, digital inclusion and pioneering approaches to decarbonisation, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has unveiled an updated Economic Recovery Plan which puts health and wellbeing at the heart of the Solent's recovery from the COVID-19...
Read moreDetailsFood on the Move – an Isle of Wight and mainland community organisation that delivers food to families in need – has marked 1 year of operation, delivering over 20,000 meals. The community organisation was established by the Isle of...
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