COVID-19

The Isle of Wight's COVID-19 testing centre is now open 7 days a week, it has been announced. The centre at Newclose County Cricket Ground, on the outskirts of Newport, will also be open for longer each day — from...

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has stepped up a notch on the Isle of Wight with the opening of the vaccination centre at The Riverside Centre in Newport this morning (Monday). Up to 500 Islanders a day will now...

A large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre capable of vaccinating over 500 people a day will open at The Riverside Centre in Newport tomorrow, but there has been confusion over letters sent to elderly residents this weekend. The Riverside Centre in Newport...

The Isle of Wight is in a better COVID position as rates of the virus drop, according to the public health chief. Following the national trend, the Isle of Wight has now fallen to a 7-day case rate of 393.6...

Dr Michelle Legg The Isle of Wight is not lagging behind in the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine and, if anything, the Island is ‘doing better’ than Hampshire, according to a senior health official. More than 207,000 people have now...

Maggie Oldham ‘Still in the eye of the storm' — that's the stark warning from the Isle of Wight’s top NHS boss as St Mary's Hospital remains under considerable strain. As case rates steadily start to slow down, now falling...

Over 400 staff members at ferry and bus transport operators on the Isle of Wight have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine by the local NHS, Island Echo can reveal. Young and healthy individuals are receiving their first dose before many...

The Government is bolstering police forces with extra officers and resources to cut crime and keep communities safe, with Hampshire Constabulary welcoming 220 new recruits. Latest statistics show that an additional 6,620 officers have joined forces across England and Wales...

The Riverside Centre in Newport has still not opened as a vaccination site for the Isle of Wight, despite initial reports it would be vaccinating locals from Monday 25th January. The Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group says that a...

Schools across the Isle of Wight will not re-open following the February half-term, but could start to welcome students back from 8th March. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has laid out his current plan to look at beginning to re-open schools...