COVID-19

The Isle of Wight Council has issued a statement in which the authority confirms that people should not be travelling to the Isle of Wight for holidays or visits. Ahead of the second national lockdown on Thursday, Council leader Dave...

The Government has once again stepped up measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by introducing another nationwide lockdown with all non-essential premises to close from Thursday 5th November. The rules will be in place throughout the majority of November...

Driving tests and lessons on the Isle of Wight will once again be suspended following the second national lockdown announcement. The suspension will come into force from Thursday 5th November until Tuesday 2nd December 2020. Islanders who were planning to...

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for a second wave of support for small businesses across the Isle of Wight, as a second national lockdown looms. Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement of significant new COVID-19 restrictions in England,...

"We will continue to do all we can to support residents, businesses and communities and to continue delivering vital public services during lockdown" - That's the message from the leader of the Isle of Wight Council as the country prepares...

Businesses who are forced to close under the second national lockdown, which comes into force on Thursday, will be entitled to a new grant up to £3,000 a month, the Government has announced. Earlier this year, grants of £10,000 and...

The country is being told to 'stay at home' from Thursday as the Government introduces a second national lockdown in a bid to save Christmas and the lives of thousands. Stringent restrictions mean that you can only leave home for...

The Isle of Wight will join the rest of the country in re-entering a period of lockdown from this coming Thursday until 2nd December, the Prime Minister has announced this evening (Saturday). Pubs, restaurants and all non-essential shops, leisure and...

The Prime Minister is set to announce to the nation at 18:45 this evening (Saturday) that we are going into another national lockdown, of sorts, putting massive uncertainty on the livelihoods of thousands of Islanders. According to reports in the...

Another person has died in hospital after contracting and testing positive for COVID-19, according to the latest data from Public Health England. It's thought the individual was a male in his 50s, although this has not been confirmed. To date,...