COVID-19

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that parents should be sending their primary aged children to school as normal on Monday, insisting that 'schools are safe'. As previously reported by Island Echo, all primary school children across the Isle of...

Hovertravel has slashed its weekend and Bank Holiday timetable to every 2 hours as passenger numbers plummet as a result of Tier 4 restrictions on either side of the Solent. From tomorrow (New Year's Day), Hovertravel will be operating between...

COVID-19 tests which give a result within just 15 minutes are being rolled out across the Isle of Wight thanks to the efforts of a local company. Recently established partnerships with companies such as Medical Solutions GB mean that Blueline...

With the Isle of Wight set to go from Tier 3 to Tier 4 restrictions TONIGHT, Island Echo looks at what this means for local business including which businesses must close their doors once again. The Government has confirmed that...

Secondary school children on the Isle of Wight will not return to school until 18th January, switching to remote learning for the next few weeks, the Government has announced. The delayed return to education will apply to colleges as well...

The Isle of Wight will be forced into tough Tier 4 restrictions from 00:01 tomorrow morning (Thursday - New Year's Eve), Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced this afternoon (Wednesday). Today's news will come as a blow to many businesses...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, calling for a 5-point support plan for small firms impacted by the latest wave of COVID-19 restrictions. The letter urges the Chancellor to commit...

Thousands more Islanders will now be vaccinated against COVID-19 and much quicker too, thanks to the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The Government has today (Wednesday) accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise...

A learning support assistant from the Isle of Wight, who contracted COVID-19 earlier this month, has sadly died. Christ the King College has written to parents to inform them of the passing of Lynne Morgan, who worked in the Newport...

Red Funnel has announced that it is making changes to its Red Jet timetable, reducing the number of round trips to just 7 a day from Saturday. The decision follows recent changes to regional tier restrictions. While the cross-Solent operator will...