Latest Council News

Special hardship payments totalling £752,000 have now been allocated to help the 5,020 Island households who are currently in receipt of Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) for those of working age.

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has urged all Islanders to help turn the Island into a “beacon of light” at this time of need and help lead the nation out of the darkness of coronavirus.

Islanders are being invited to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day — the day the guns fell silent at the end of war in Europe — from their homes.

A managed re-opening of the Island’s household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) will begin next week. The arrangements will not be the same as normal opening.

Home cooking is the new going out, as people are using the lockdown to develop their culinary skills.

Isle of Wight residents will be the first to be offered access to a new contact tracing app, as part of Government action to test, track and trace to minimise the spread of Covid-19 and move towards safely reducing lockdown measures.

Island business ratepayers in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, are being sent revised bills taking account of the government’s 100 per cent expanded retail discount scheme.

New applications for funding are being welcomed by the WightAID foundation.

The next exciting family activity craft pack is now available.

The council has processed government grant payments totalling £29.9 million to 2,550 qualifying Island businesses, as of today (Monday).