COVID-19

Is your charity or voluntary group supporting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable during the second coronavirus lockdown? A community fund has reopened to support vulnerable residents impacted by the pandemic by offering essential financial help to local groups.  During...

GP referrals to St Mary’s Hospital have dropped by more than 50% over last year but emergency admissions of the over 70s are on the rise. Isle of Wight NHS Trust bosses say patients continue to turn up at the...

Mountbatten’s annual Santa Dash has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest lockdown and ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 has made it impossible for the charity to organise the event safely. Mountbatten has launched other festive fundraising initiatives...

Staff shortages at Christ the King College mean that a large number of students are being forced to work from home for the next 3 days. Year 10 students have been told this afternoon (Tuesday) that they will be switching...

Businesses on the Isle of Wight are being warned of difficult months ahead by R3, the trade body for restructuring and insolvency professionals. It says concerns are mounting that a wave of business closures could be on the horizon in...

The Isle of Wight Council has welcomed new government measures designed to protect renters during the national coronavirus restrictions. Safeguards, including the pause on evictions, means evictions will not be enforced until 11th January 2021 at the earliest, supporting individuals...

A second case of COVID-19 has been identified within the school community at Binstead Primary, leading to more pupils being told to stay at home. As previously reported by Island Echo, 33 children in Year 1 and Year 4 and...

The bereaved have been flouting socially distancing rules at the Isle of Wight Crematorium, a meeting of the Isle of Wight Cabinet heard. Reminders have been issued to those visiting the crematorium to stick to the protective COVID measures –...

Local contact tracers, following up cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight, are not in place yet — as it is claimed there is less need for them. When a person tests positive for COVID-19, contact tracers will alert...

The impact of COVID-19 on festivals and other live events has been devastating, the Island's MP has said in response to an inquiry to examine the future of UK music festivals. With this year's pandemic stopping almost all major events,...