COVID-19

The Le Blanq event with Sir Bradly Wiggins and Raymond Blanc, which was due to take place later this month, has been postponed until the Spring. The recent Government announcement about reducing the number of people allowed in a group...

Happy but keeping their guard up — residents are still wary about pop-up cycle lanes despite confirmation they have been put on hold. However, the Green Party has slammed the Isle of Wight Council u-turn. Work was due to start...

As schools open their doors for the new academic year, Ryde Academy has praised the impact of online tutoring in keeping their students engaged. Ryde Academy has worked with MyTutor, the online tutoring service, to provide additional learning for students...

Pop-up cycle lanes are disappearing before they have even been installed — as the government and Isle of Wight Council do a U-turn on plans. Residents and businesses in Cowes and Newport have been fighting against 6 schemes for pop-up...

The Government has announced that from Monday groups of more than 6 people will not be permitted to meet at home, in outdoor spaces or in pubs and restaurants. With coronavirus cases starting to creep up again, Prime Minister Boris...

Pizza Express in Newport is included on a list of 73 restaurants that will close across the country. Up to 1,100 jobs are set to be lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to a significant...

Cheryl Hadland, Managing Director and CEO of Tops Day Nurseries has raised concerns over under-funding of the Early Years sector again this week following a report shared by the IFS and Nuffield Health. A number of childcare providers across the...

Following a prolonged period of no or very few cases of coronavirus, a rising number of cases are now being identified on the Isle of Wight. Although 7 individuals have been confirmed as having COVID-19 since the start of September,...

A total of 88 people have now died on the Isle of Wight from COVID-19, with the latest hospital death occurring at the start of September. According to the latest data available, a death was recorded at St Mary's Hospital...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has launched findings from their recent candid COVID survey, shedding light onto how the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted young Islanders’ mental health and emotional wellbeing. 311 young people aged 11-25 from across the...