COVID-19

2 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Arreton Primary School, it has been confirmed. Parents have been informed of the cases in both Year 2 and Year 5. Letters have been sent home informing families of this latest development,...

Rapid-result COVID-19 tests will be provided to schools and colleges across the Isle of Wight from January, starting with secondary schools and further education colleges, including special schools and alternative provision. It has been announced by the Government that weekly...

Over 50 children and 6 members of staff from Greenmount Primary School in Ryde are self-isolating for the next 10 days as a result of a positive COVID-19 case within the school community. Letters have been sent out to parents...

The number of patients now waiting for elective surgery who have waited between 40 and 52 weeks or more stands at 961, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s chief operating officer, Joe Smyth. As a result of the...

It's the news we've all been waiting for - the first Islanders have received the COVID-19 vaccine this afternoon (Tuesday), marking a major turning point in the coronavirus pandemic. RAF Veteran and great-grandfather Kenneth Killeen, 98, from Newport, was the...

The number of Islanders claiming out of work benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance and Universal Credit has nearly doubled in the past 12 months. According to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics, a total of 5,140...

Year 6 pupils at Lanesend Primary School in Cowes have been told to self isolate as a result of a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. The member of staff within the Year 6 bubble developed symptoms on Sunday evening...

COVID support officers have been out on Isle of Wight streets helping residents and business keep safe – with no enforcemnt powers but with powers of persuasion. As people head to the Island’s town centres for Christmas shopping, some of...

The most vulnerable residents on the Isle of Wight will start to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine within the next 24 to 48 hours, it has been confirmed by the NHS. The roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in...

9 students and 2 staff members are self-isolating as a result of a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Isle of Wight College in Newport. As a precautionary measure, those identified as being in close contact with the infected individual...