COVID-19

A number of jobs on the Isle of Wight are at risk tonight (Monday) following the collapse of the Arcadia group, which owns Topman and Topshop. It's unclear if the St James' Square store will survive the company going into...

Groups of mainlanders are being offered a booze cruise across the Solent to enjoy pubs on the Isle of Wight - 1 of just 3 places in the country where you can drink in a pub without a meal. A...

Visit Isle of Wight is working with the Isle of Wight Council to ensure that visitors to the Island can enjoy everything on offer while maintaining its Tier 1 status - with a very clear message that those in Tier...

Although it is a festive tradition that is diminishing year-on-year, the Government has confirmed that Islanders CAN go carol singing this Christmas - but need to stand 2 metres from the front door. According to guidance issued today (Sunday), carol...

With the country heading out of national lockdown and into the tier system next week, the Isle of Wight is 1 of only 3 places going into Tier 1. Despite howls of outrage from MPs in the House of Commons...

Sovereign Housing Association is helping their vulnerable residents with fuel voucher support for families most affected by COVID-19. The housing association has issued 188 fuel voucher top-ups totalling £9,786 since July, with further funds set aside to provide support throughout...

As one of the only English areas being in Tier 1 next week, the Isle of Wight’s director of public health is calling on Islanders to work together to keep everyone safe. The Isle of Wight will go into the...

St Vincents Retirement Home in Ryde has gone out of its way to create a safe space in which family can visit their loved ones this Christmas. The care home staff have worked together to turn one of the spare...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is backing a new law which aims to create a new system of volunteer reservists for the NHS, modelled on Armed Forces reservists and police special constables. The NHS Reserve Staff Bill – proposed...

A man in his 70s is the latest person to die from COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight. Latest data reveals that the individual died at St Mary's Hospital on Wednesday (25th November), just days after another person died on...