COVID-19

Island Echo has put together an easy-to-read exhaustive list of all the reasons you are permitted to leave your home address during this third national lockdown - known as a 'reasonable excuse'. As the Island’s leading news website, Island Echo has been...

Thousands of students across the Isle of Wight will not be taking their exams this summer with confirmation from the Government that GCSEs and A-Levels have been cancelled for 2021. For the second year in a row, examinations have been...

The Isle of Wight and the rest of the country is once again under a full national lockdown from tonight (Monday), it has been announced by the Prime Minister. In order to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to protect...

Schools across the Isle of Wight will remain closed until at least February half term, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tonight (Monday). The decision to close schools comes as the country falls under a full national lockdown once again...

2 of the main Post Offices in Ryde have been forced to close due to a lack of staff. Members of staff at McColls on Union Street and Mellishes on the High Street are having to self isolate, which means...

Complacency amongst Islanders to the seriousness and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing concern for the Island's most senior councillor. Cllr Dave Stewart, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, says he is concerned about 'COVID complacency' being experienced...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has said he would be surprised if headteachers decided to issue fines to parents whose children are missing school due to serious COVID concerns. Many parents have taken to social media over...

More patients with COVID-19 are being treated in St Mary's Hospital than at any other point during the pandemic, leading to non-urgent surgery being cancelled to free up beds. Maggie Oldham, Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust,...

A primary school on the Isle of Wight has announced that it will be closed for children in Years R, 1, 2, 3 and 4 from tomorrow (Monday) in the interests of the safety of children, staff and the wider...

The Isle of Wight has recorded a staggering 459 daily cases of COVID-19, according to the latest Government figures. The coronavirus dashboard says that a further 459 positive cases have been identified amongst those living on the Island, taking the pandemic...