A group of volunteers who spent their Saturday afternoon giving Ventnor Football Club a spruce up have been fined £100 each after they claim a disgruntled dog walker reported them to the authorities. With no Saturday action on the pitch, volunteers decided to make use of their time by picking up a paint brush to […]
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An announcement is due to be made about this year’s Isle of Wight Festival next week, according to organisers. The team behind the annual event say they are ‘exploring options’ for this year’s 4-day festival following Boris Johnson’s big reveal of his roadmap out of lockdown on Monday. Currently, it seems unlikely that the festival […]
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All school children across the Isle of Wight will return to the classroom from Monday 8th March, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed this afternoon (Monday). Despite calls for a staggered approach, it has been announced that all children across all year groups will return in just 2 weeks’ time following weeks of homeschooling. Most […]
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Workplace coronavirus testing is now being offered to more businesses for staff who cannot work from home during lockdown. Businesses with 50 or more employees are now able to access lateral flow tests, which can produce results in less than 30 minutes. Around 1 in 3 people who have the virus have it without symptoms […]
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‘Still in the eye of the storm’ — that’s the stark warning from the Isle of Wight’s top NHS boss as St Mary’s Hospital remains under considerable strain. As case rates steadily start to slow down, now falling to 415 cases per 100,000 from a peak earlier in January of 1,171.6, chief executive of the […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the postponement of the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint for a second time. Organisers of the Sandown Sprint have today (Friday) announced that the 2021 event has been postponed until next year, just as it was in March 2020. The brand new event now looks set to take place 2 […]
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Grants of up to £3,000 are now available to help provide new or additional activities for families and young people living on the Isle of Wight. Local groups, clubs and enterprises are being encouraged to apply for an ‘Early Help Community Capacity Building Grant’ before the 8th February deadline. The funding has been made available […]
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Island residents are being reminded that extra money is available to help those in crisis. The money – which can be accessed through Citizens Advice Isle of Wight – can be used to assist Island residents who are in genuine hardship, enabling them to quickly access help in an emergency. The funds can be used […]
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The towns of Brading and Sandown are the worst areas on the Isle of Wight for COVID-19 infections, with 109 cases recorded in the 7 days up until New Year’s Eve. Data from Gov.uk shows that the certain areas of the PO36 postcode – which include Brading, Alverstone, Yarbridge, Yaverland and Sandown – are well […]
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