COVID-19

The organisers of an Island crisis appeal, set up to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic, has thanked all those who contributed. The Crisis Committee has now been put on hold after over £100,000 was distributed to local good causes...

Indoor performance venues, play areas and bowling alleys will be permitted to reopen from this weekend, with close contact beauty services and weddings also set to resume. The Government has announced tonight (Thursday) that the roadmap to recovery has resumed...

With the usual festival format compromised due to the current COVID-19 situation, organisers of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival are preparing free online sessions to delight, inspire and enlighten audiences between 9th-11th October. Now in their ninth year, the...

Following the success of the Isle of Wight Rural Business Resilience Fund, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has opened the Isle of Wight Rural Fund with businesses now able to apply for a share of £105,000. The Isle of...

Another new case of coronavirus has been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, as well as the confirmation of the death of a care home resident locally. The latest figures available show that a case of COVID-19 was confirmed on...

2 students at St Mary’s Hospital still managed to celebrate their graduation against all the odds, thanks to their pharmacy colleagues. Ashley Wilson and Harrison Spary, 2 pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, were due to attend their graduation in July. However,...

Isle of Wight event supplier Spyder UK joined over 700 venues, performance spaces and supplier warehouses across the UK in illuminating the building red as part of the national #LightItRed campaign last night (Tuesday). It was the first industry to...

Eligible businesses across the Isle of Wight have just 1 week remaining to provide details for the Council to process payments under 2 key government grant schemes. The final date for details to be received via an online form at www.iwight.com/covid19_businessadvice...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed £162,000 in emergency grants from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) to support Island charities in their response to the COVID-19 crisis. An estimated 10,000 Islanders have benefited from...

A new national campaign is underway to encourage millions of adults to kick start their health and reduce their risk of serious illness, including COVID-19. The campaign – unveiled as part of the Government’s new Obesity Strategy – encourages adults...