COVID-19

The owner of Oasis on the outskirts of St Helens has received anonymous phone calls branding him 'naive' and 'stupid' for passing on a 15% discount to customers. The Government has this month launched an initiative whereby all establishments selling...

David Randini’s popular seafront entertainment at East Cowes and Appley will not take place this summer, it has been announced. After consultation with the Isle of Wight Council, it is felt that due to the popularity of the shows it...

Ryde Academy is leading the way when it comes to keeping students learning and developing throughout the COVID-lockdown. Each week, more than 40 Year 10 students have been benefiting from personalised 1:1 tuition in their core subjects alongside wider support...

Islanders are being encouraged to step back in time and rediscover 2 of the Isle of Wight's historic treasures as Dinosaur Isle and Newport Roman Villa are getting set to reopen soon. Dinosaur Isle will lead the charge, reopening today...

New insolvency figures have sparked a call for struggling businesses on the Isle of Wight to seek help sooner rather than later. The latest government statistics from The Insolvency Service show that the number of insolvencies fell sharply in June...

Coronavirus wards at St Mary's Hospital will remain in place for at least another 9 months, in case of any further outbreaks of the virus. In order to provide secure places to treat patients affected by COVID-19, and reduce the...

Despite recently announced plans to host a COVID-safe festival at the end of August, organisers of The Great Wonderfest have this evening (Friday) confirmed that the event has been cancelled for 2020. Those behind the Duxmore Farm event, which was...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that from the start of next month even more business will be allowed to re-open and beauticians can resume facial treatments, with larger gatherings set to be piloted ahead of a return in October....

Wightlink have resumed operations on their Yarmouth-Lymington route today (Friday), albeit to a reduced timetable. 8 round-trip sailings are being run each day, operating roughly every 2 hours. The first is departing Lymington at 05:35, the last at 20:05. Customers...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Ploughing Match have announced that the event won't be going ahead in 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the decision has been made to cancel this year's match. It comes after a lot of...