COVID-19

2 years ago the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, broadcast live to the nation from Downing Street and announced the country was going into lockdown. Now, 24 months to the day since that chilling announcement, Island Echo looks at the numbers...

A quarter of young people on the Isle of Wight do not feel positive about their future and 7 out of 10 have been worrying a lot, research undertaken by the Isle of Wight Youth Trust shows. The significant impact...

A health chief has warned Islanders to be cautious as COVID infections start to rise once again. In the last week, patients coming to St Mary’s Hospital in Newport with COVID - or testing positive while at the hospital -...

Face masks, lateral flow testing, social distancing and some visiting restrictions are to remain at St Mary’s Hospital, despite bosses saying that restrictions would be ‘significantly eased’. It has been confirmed by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust this morning...

Restrictions at St Mary's Hospital finally look set to be eased as the pandemic wanes, with details expected to be revealed within a matter of days. Speaking at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust board meeting yesterday (Thursday), Juliet Pearce,...

Daisy Chains IW has announced it can only help fund family travel to the mainland in emergencies now, due to a lack of funds as a result of the COVID pandemic. Daisy Chains is a small charity that helps Island...

COVID-19 measures such as face masks and testing at St Mary's Hospital and across the Isle of Wight NHS Trust are to remain in place, it has been confirmed. The Government announced earlier this week that England will remove all...

Islanders will no longer have to self-isolate if they test positive for COVID-19 from Thursday and free COVID testing will end on 1st April, effectively bringing an end to one of the country's most difficult periods in history, it has...

Eligible businesses on the Island will be given additional help with business rates through the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF). The government has allocated £2.6million for businesses on the Island. The COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund is intended to support those...

The first Isle of Wight businesses are seeing payments of the government-funded omicron hospitality and leisure grant arrive in their bank accounts. But the Isle of Wight Council is warning business owners to check their eligibility and apply, or risk...