COVID-19

Wightlink is to resume its Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour FastCat service and weekend car ferry sailings between Yarmouth and Lymington - both from Saturday 5th December 2020.  This timetable will continue through the holiday season and into the New Year,...

In the last 2 weeks, the number of children aged between 0 and 4 to have tested positive for coronavirus on the Isle of Wight has tripled. Latest figures have broken down the age ranges of COVID-19 cases confirmed on...

A 3-generation family bakery in Ryde has been recognised with a national award for the way it navigated its way through the first COVID-19 lockdown. Graces Bakery, which was established by the Redrup family in 1997, received the award from...

The Isle of Wight's MP has welcomed the news that the Island will be placed into Tier 1 restrictions from next Wednesday - 1 of just 3 locations in the country to be rated as such. As reported by Island...

WightAID has recorded a bumper year of charitable donations with over £138,000 given to good causes on the Isle of Wight. Those behind the foundation are warning that more support is required to help the community through difficult times ahead....

The Government has announced that the Isle of Wight will fall into Tier 1 when the country exits lockdown next Wednesday and re-enters a tiered system, restricting the lives of millions of people. Today's news means that the Island has...

Another person has sadly died from COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest data from NHS England. The death is said to have occurred at St Mary's Hospital on 19th November - last Thursday. The total number...

A number of new 'work coach' jobs are now available on the Isle of Wight as the Department for Work and Pensions enters its final round of recruitment for 9,000 work coaches nationwide by the end of March 2021. This...

The Government has outlined what Christmas 2020 will look like for Islanders, confirming that 3 households will be able to mingle for just 5 days from 23rd December. From next Wednesday, the UK will return to the 3-tier system which...

A total of 872 Island businesses have so far been paid government grants totalling £1.43 million under 2 new schemes aimed at those closed or severely impacted by the current lockdown. The Isle of Wight Council – which began issuing...