COVID-19

COVID conspiracy theorists are not welcome on the Isle of Wight, the leader of the council has said. Isle of Wight Council representatives have been receiving emails claiming the coronavirus, which in some cases is deadly, is not real and...

The research team at St Mary’s Hospital is supporting the delivery of the world’s largest trial into treatments for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. The randomised control trial, known as RECOVERY, aims to compare usual care to several different treatments, including...

Legal action on the Floating Bridge has been delayed — due to COVID-19. In an update about the troubled vessel at Tuesday's corporate scrutiny committee, Isle of Wight Council leader Dave Stewart said a new date for the case has...

Wessex Cancer Alliance is urging people to go to their GP if they have any concerns about their health which may be signs of cancer. We all know that the current coronavirus pandemic has been destructive beyond measure, to human...

More than 8,000 health and social care staff have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine on the Isle of Wight, resulting in the St Mary's Hospital vaccine hub being stood down. In one of the biggest vaccine programmes...

The Isle of Wight Council is reminding everyone that the Island is not open for visitors this February half-term due to coronavirus lockdown measures. Being half-term, many people would normally be thinking about what they can do. However, the Government...

Analysis conducted by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has found that making the VAT cut from 20% to 5% permanent for rural tourism enterprises with a turnover of up to £500,000 would add £4.5billion to the economy, over...

Islanders aged 70 and over who have not yet had their first coronavirus jab are now being told to make contact with the NHS, the Government has announced. Previously, people were told to wait patiently to be contacted by their...

It's estimated that around 30,000 Islanders have now received their COVID-19 vaccine, marking a real turning point in the Island's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Although the Government is yet to reveal exactly how many local residents have received their...

All Islanders over the age of 50 should receive at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by May, the Government has revealed. If achieved, it will mean that the top 9 cohorts in the JCVI priority list will...