COVID-19

Resident Barbara Parker with her artwork Residents of Inglefield Nursing & Residential Home in the West Wight have been so inspired by the huge efforts that local communities have made to keep everyone safe, they are giving something back by...

Islanders aged 50 and above who have not yet had a COVID-19 vaccine are being told to book an appointment straight away, as the vaccination programme progresses ahead of schedule. The Government previously pledged that all Over 50s would be...

Wightlink has announced that it will be changing its car ferry timetables from Monday 29th March 2021 in anticipation of increased demand for travel in April. As a result of the lockdown easing, the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route will increase to an...

The Isle of Wight's mental health inpatient unit at St Mary’s Hospital is under greater pressure than ‘it has seen in years’, as COVID starts to catch-up. The Covid-19 surge is only now reaching the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has stepped up his calls for Government assistance to protect local pharmacies from closure. Despite the significant role pharmacies are playing as they remain open during the coronavirus pandemic it is estimated that the...

With the full return to school underway, regular coronavirus testing is available for free for all households with nursery, primary, secondary and college age children and young people. This includes households in associated childcare and support bubbles, and those with...

Players of the People’s Postcode Lottery have helped The Footprint Trust receive £20,000 in funding from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded by the lottery players. The funding has allowed The Footprint Trust to reduce fuel poverty and help...

2 men from Portsmouth have been charged with breaching COVID restrictions after being caught drinking in The Man in the Moon pub in Newport back in December. Caleb Clarkson, 18, of Cottage Grove in Southsea and Archie Tanner, 18, of...

Leader of the Vectis Party, Daryll Pitcher, has written to the Transport Secretary asking him to extend the foreign travel checks to the Isle of Wight in a bid to stop people travelling to the Island for non-permitted reasons. In...

The COVID-19 vaccination programme is being rolled out across the Isle of Wight with incredible speed with the Island now having the highest vaccination rate across the Hampshire region. In figures released today (Thursday), it has been revealed that 68,256...