COVID-19

Following the government’s announcement on a new 3-tier system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Vectis has moved to reassure passengers that it is ‘business as usual’ on the Isle of Wight.  The bus operator has worked hard to reintroduce...

10 small and medium-sized businesses based in the Solent region - including 2 from the Isle of Wight - have been awarded a £1,600 grant to help respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Santander COVID-19 Small Business...

Another 10 people across the Isle of Wight have tested positive for COVID-19, with 9 new cases registered in a single day. Latest data from Public Health England shows that a total of 522 people have contracted the virus since...

Businesses in the South East - including the Isle of Wight - have benefited from more than £7.4billion of government support to protect and support jobs across the region, according to new figures released today (Thursday). More than 184,000 loans...

The average age of hospital patients dying as a result of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight is 85 and the oldest person to recover from the virus was 100, according to a report from the Isle of Wight NHS...

3 more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest data from Public Health England. A total of 509 cases of the potentially deadly virus have now been identified on the Island since...

65% of patients offered privately provided operations on the mainland have turned them down, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has reported. With a backlog of over a year for some orthopaedic surgery, private mainland surgery was seen as a...

The past 9 months have been some of the toughest periods small businesses on the Isle of Wight have ever faced, and this doesn’t look set to end any time soon. A survey has now been launched to gather views...

The Government has announced it will spend over half a million pounds on Isle of Wight arts and cultural organisations to help them survive the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The money – which comes from the Culture Recovery Fund...

The COVID-shaped black hole in the Isle of Wight Council’s finances has reduced but ‘difficult’ work has already started preparing the budget for next year. The Council’s Cabinet was told the £10million funding gap is now down to £8million thanks...