COVID-19

Concerns about child abuse have soared since national lockdown measures were first introduced, the NSPCC has found – with the average monthly number of referrals from the charity’s helpline on the issue increasing by 81% in the South East. The...

Supermarket vouchers, winter clothing and funding for utility bills are among the support now being offered to vulnerable families through the government’s COVID Winter Grant Scheme (CWGS), with the Isle of Wight Council receiving over £450,000 to support local residents....

As new tier restrictions come in force across the county, Hampshire Constabulary's Assistant Chief Constable has issued a message from the force. Hampshire will now see Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas which means people should make sure they are...

87-year-old Ian Kerley, one of the first people on the Isle of Wight to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, is encouraging others to also have the vaccination following his positive experience earlier this week. Ian, from Carisbrooke, was invited along to...

St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight is to receive £829,000 of Government investment for a number of improvements, including the refurbishment of the maternity unit. The money comes as part of the Government’s plans to ‘Build Back Better’...

West Wight Sports and Community Centre in Freshwater will open as a COVID-19 vaccination centre in the next few days, it has been announced. Further GP surgeries across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are getting ready to start vaccinating...

So far more than 1,617 Island businesses severely impacted by the recent month-long lockdown have received £2.383 million in grant aid administered by the Isle of Wight Council, but with less than 24 hours until applications close locals are being...

The COVID lockdown took its toll on students getting ready for sixth form life at an Isle of Wight high school, a virtual Ofsted visit has found. While the pandemic continues, all Ofsted inspections have been postponed but in a...

The first frontline healthcare worker on the Isle of Wight has received their COVID vaccination, it has been announced. Dr Judith Moore, a GP and senior partner at Newport Health Centre, had her jab at the vaccination site in Carisbrooke...

Parents in the South East are being urged to register the birth of their newborns, so HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can verify their Child Benefit claims. Normally, a birth must be registered before claiming Child Benefit. However, with some...