An Isle of Wight Councillor has told MPs and peers that a new generation of NHS primary care properties will require support through a 'responsible partnership approach' with the private sector. Speaking in his capacity as Local Improvement Finance Trust...

This spring will see the launch of the very first Isle of Wight Children’s Festival, taking place during the Easter Holidays from the 12th-14th April 2018. For 3 days the Ventnor Exchange team will be transforming the Island’s Quay Arts...

The Governing Body of the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has today (Thursday) formally accepted the recommendations of the Local Care Board in relation to the future of acute hospital-based services for the Isle of Wight. Under the...

Retailers in Newport and Ryde are set to join the #WDYT (What do you think?) social media campaign in February to help increase footfall to our local high streets. The Government-backed campaign has proven that there is a direct link...

UPDATED: Detectives from Newport CID are in attendance in Gurnard this morning (Thursday), alongside a forensic investigator. Hampshire Constabulary were called to an address on Marsh Road shortly before 09:30, prompting several units - including the Armed Response Unit - to...

Public Health England has today (Thursday) re-launched the Act F.A.S.T. stroke campaign in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to remind the public to call 999 if they notice even one of the signs of a stroke in themselves, or...

Councillor Michael Lilley has said that mental health services on the Isle of Wight are 'broken' and has called for truth, reconciliation, listening, apologies and hope. The Green councillor for Ryde East has spoken out as part of Time to...

The Island 2000 Trust will be delivering a new project worth over £25,000 after securing a £20,000 grant from Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The project is focused on the Gift...

The Wessex Cancer Trust has announced that it will continue to operate the vital Daisy Bus service that transports Isle of Wight cancer patients to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth until the end of 2018. The free minibus link has been...

Police are urging people to warn elderly friends and relatives about fraudsters after a local woman was conned out of about £26,000 last week. The 84-year-old victim was called last Wednesday (24th January) by somebody claiming to be from BT,...