Gritters will be out and about across the Isle of Wight tonight (Friday) due to the forecast temperatures. It will be the first time this season that the fleet has been deployed to grit the road network. A weather advisory...

All GP practices on the Isle of Wight are now fully linked up with the NHS App, giving patients the ability to access a range of primary care services. As we enter the winter period it’s important residents are aware...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down on the playing fields at Ryde School this morning (Friday). After circling around the landing site off Queens Road numerous times, the yellow and green helicopter touched down at...

The Isle of Wight Council has responded to damning criticism on cuts to gritting routes across the Isle of Wight by deciding not to make any changes this winter afterall. The authority had planned to reduce the number of roads...

Christmas shoppers can enjoy ‘free from three’ parking in Newport on selected Thursdays in the run-up to the big day. Shaping Newport is supporting Newport Business Association’s late-night Christmas shopping events by providing free parking. The offer applies to short-stay...

41-year-old Matthew Parker, a former first officer at Red Funnel, has been handed down a suspended sentence by Southampton Crown Court after trying to meet a '13-year-old boy' after grooming him through the internet. Parker, from Andover, previously pleaded guilty...

HRH The Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited Swiss Cottage Farmers’ Market earlier this week to mark the 20th anniversary of London Farmers’ Market. The couple were greeted by several key traders including Paul Thomas, the Managing...

The old toilet block opposite Sandown Pier is to be given a new lease of life under proposals being brought forward by the Isle of Wight Council. The building and the shop which forms a part of it is due...

Retained firefighters in East Cowes were called to man the town’s pump early this morning (Friday) when an alarm was activated at a nearby industrial site. 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene - thought to be GKN Aerospace -...

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