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Freshwater residents' fears over potentially losing their Post Office as part of plans for the town's Co-Operative store to become a Tesco have been allayed. The announcement that the Co-Operative store on Afton Road is set to close and transform...
Read moreDetailsThe Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight has written to Aspire Ryde to thank them for the work undertaken during the last year of Coronavirus lockdowns. The letter was presented by Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Dr Nicholas England, on Thursday...
Read moreDetailsThe Wildheart Animal Sanctuary has teamed up with Airtasker UK to launch a hunt for a new chief toymaker for its tigers. Using the Airtasker platform, the sanctuary wants to find someone to design, create and build a unique enrichment...
Read moreDetailsPhoto: Savills An Isle of Wight mansion house that recently starred in the Britbox original series The Beast Must Die has been listed for sale... but you'll need to scrape together a whopping £6million to get your hands on it! The...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight branch of the u3a celebrated this year’s u3a Day on 2nd June with a team walk covering all 70 miles of our Island’s beautiful coastal path. Teams wearing yellow u3a hi-vis jackets covered the whole coastal...
Read moreDetailsSome Isle of Wight drivers and operators of specific vehicles may not need to pay to drive in the government-mandated Portsmouth Clean Air Zone (CAZ) when it launches in November 2021, once details are confirmed at a Full Cabinet meeting...
Read moreDetailsPolice have made the arrest of a 36-year-old man who is suspected of committing drug importation offences. Hampshire Constabulary’s South Wight Neighbourhood Patrol Teams arrested the man from Ventnor on suspicion of Importation of a Class A Controlled Drug earlier...
Read moreDetailsParking permits issues to those designated as key workers are no longer valid, according to the Isle of Wight Council. The key worker parking scheme was launched at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to allow those on duty as...
Read moreDetailsRepairs to fix the second leak in a week on East Cowes' Clarence Road will take place tonight (Tuesday). Southern Water says that the leak, located just 200 yards from the previous leak, should not involve another road closure. East...
Read moreDetailsA woman has suffered minor injuries after an incident in Lake yesterday (Monday). Emergency services including the police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to Sandown Road at just after 12:15 following reports of a pedestrian being...
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