COVID-19

The Isle of Wight is one of the safest places in the country and is considered a low COVID-19 risk, meaning Islanders have escaped tougher restrictions on day to day life. Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (Monday) announced a 3-tier lockdown...

The organisers of this week's ‘Winter is Coming’ event have had to cancel due to concerns over public health. The popular annual event was planned many months ago when the pandemic was in retreat, and organisers hoped that the event...

Island residents who are eligible can now apply for a government payment of £500 if they have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and told to self-isolate. An application form has gone live on the council’s website and can...

University students from the Isle of Wight who test positive for COVID-19 could be influencing case data despite not being on the Island. Latest case figures show 492 people have now tested positive for coronavirus but not all cases could...

The Isle of Wight's Clare Griffin has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, it has been announced tonight (Friday). Clare, 56, has been recognised for services to the community on the Isle of Wight and her...

There is uncertainty over the future of Peacocks and Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores on the Isle of Wight tonight (Friday) with the parent company on the brink of collapse. A notice of intention to appoint administrators has been filed by...

An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred in an Isle of Wight care home — but the Island’s director of public health says he is no more concerned than normal. In a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s first local...

Nearly 200 people have been to the Isle of Wight for COVID-19 testing — but figures have tailed off dramatically in recent days. The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed, at its height, up to 40 people a day were...

More Police patrols and the introduction of COVID marshals could be the results of new funding to ensure compliance with restrictions. The surge fund from Government, as previously reported by Island Echo, has provided £75,624 to the Isle of Wight...

Yarmouth's annual Guy Fawkes Night celebrations have been cancelled for 2020, it has been announced. Yarmouth Carnival Committee announced the unfortunate, but not surprising, news earlier on today (Thursday). The evening normally sees a Guy competition in the square, followed...