COVID-19

Wightlink is suspending its weekend sailings on the Yarmouth-Lymington route from Saturday (16th January 2021), it has been announced. The Government’s latest travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic mean very few people are using this route on Saturdays and Sundays,...

The NHS on the Isle of Wight has started to vaccinate people with the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine, with the first Islander to receive the jab being 86-year-old Dot Cotton. The first delivery of the second vaccine to be approved by...

In a bid to help UK music festivals – such as the Isle of Wight Festival – restart when the time is right, Island MP Bob Seely has asked the Government to support festival organisers with a Government-backed insurance scheme...

Island residents are being reminded that extra money is available to help those in crisis. The money – which can be accessed through Citizens Advice Isle of Wight – can be used to assist Island residents who are in genuine...

Over 1,200 staff members from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, it has been revealed. Frontline workers have been given a much needed boost in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic with the knowledge...

Questions are being raised over what the Isle of Wight Council is doing to help children who do not have access to online learning as the country is in another lockdown. With COVID restrictions now stopping the majority of children...

Bob Seely MP has written to Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, requesting the Isle of Wight is treated as a priority area in an attempt to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination process. With cases rising and an above-average elderly population, it...

Another COVID-19 vaccination site will go live on the Isle of Wight later this month, the NHS has officially confirmed. The Riverside Centre in Newport will join Carisbrooke Medical Centre, West Wight Sports Centre, Westridge Centre and The Bay Medical...

Aspire Ryde held their virtual annual awards party just before Christmas to thank volunteers for their support and to celebrate the achievements of individuals and the organisation as a whole during the past year. All attendees were provided with a...

Isle of Wight Council library services are now closed to reinforce the need to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives. The 'Order and Collect' scheme, along with access to computer services, has also been suspended due to the...