COVID-19

Isle of Wight Council's 1Leisure centres are getting set to re-open in a COVID-secure way from tomorrow (28th July). The council say that ensuring customers and staff remain safe is their number one priority and that they have carefully considered...

Island-wide COVID-19 testing is not on the cards, according to the director of public health. Simon Bryant, director of public health, told a meeting last week that Island-wide testing would not be helpful as it would pick up false positives....

The Government is continuing to ease coronavirus restrictions with a wide range of sectors and activities restarting. But what can you now legally do and who can you socialise with? As reported by Island Echo yesterday (Friday), the Isle of...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is calling on all young Islanders aged 11-25 years to take part in an online survey to share their experiences of how COVID-19 has impacted on their mental health and wellbeing. The Youth Trust...

Police on the Isle of Wight will only intervene as a last resort to enforce the law over wearing face coverings in shops. Police superintendent for the Isle of Wight, Sarah Jackson, told the Isle of Wight Council Health and...

No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified anywhere on the Isle of Wight since 6th July, latest Government figures reveal. Data from Public Health England shows that between Monday 6th July and Sunday 19th July, no individuals were identified...

Speedway bosses Barry Bishop and Martin Widman have, after careful consideration and much anguish, decided not to run speedway on the Isle of Wight in 2020, even if the government and local council guidelines permit it. In a joint statement...

Islanders are reminded that wearing a face covering will be required by law in all shops and other public spaces from tomorrow (Friday) - but what is the score for pubs and restaurants? As well as being required in all...

Jay Miller's Circus won't be coming to the Isle of Wight this Summer but could return in the Autumn, it has been announced. The circus' annual summer tour has been called off as a result of COVID-19. Peppi the clown...

Age Friendly Island and its partners have created a set of 'Out & About’ Cards to help people to feel more confident to navigate social distancing and other COVID-secure measures that are now in place. The new cards, part-funded by...