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South Western Railway customers are being urged to get behind Sandown Train Station this week as it competes in an online poll to be crowned the winner of the 2020 World Cup of Stations. The World Cup of Stations, returning...
Read moreDetailsBembridge Windmill is 1 of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the Government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 445 organisations will share...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Youth Trust has launched the search for a new Trustee to join their Board of Trustees. The Youth Trust, a local charity providing mental health and emotional wellbeing services for young people aged 4-25 years on...
Read moreDetailsCarisbrooke College students have committed to improving their carbon footprint over the next 5 years by planting at least 600 trees. Students recently planted 120 silver birch trees; the first phase in their 5-year on-site project. Last year, the school’s...
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Read moreDetailsWildlife conservationist and zoo biologist Martyn Ridgley has joined the Hillbans Pest Control team, bringing his expertise to the business and extending their already extensive capability in working to support the Island's native wildlife. Martyn is passionate about conservation and...
Read moreDetailsJust as local emergency service teams have started their own football league on the Isle of Wight, the top-flight clubs have also sprung back into action with the start of the 2020/21 season. However, things haven’t gone quite as most...
Read moreDetailsBob Seely MP visited a new development of affordable homes at Shalfleet Meadows, developed by Sovereign Housing, last week. Along with Parish Councillor Shirley Stables he met with representatives from Sovereign Housing and looked around some of the 24 new...
Read moreDetailsVulnerable pensioners across the Isle of Wight will receive a winter windfall of £140 off their fuel bills thanks to Government efforts working with energy firms to cut their costs. Eligible Pension Credit customers who qualify for the discount were...
Read moreDetails3 more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest data from Public Health England. A total of 509 cases of the potentially deadly virus have now been identified on the Island since...
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