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A total of 6 people will be battling it out over the coming weeks to become the next Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Council have this afternoon (Thursday) confirmed that Bob Seely (Conservative),...

The total closure of the Sandown Bay Academy site as part of the proposed merger with Ryde Academy now seems more likely following a meeting between Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) and the Isle of Wight Council today (Thursday). Officials from...

UPDATED: A van and car have collided on West Lane in Brading this afternoon (Thursday), resulting in the road becoming blocked in both directions. Neither the driver of the Ford Transit van or the Citroen C4 car have sustained any...

UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue have launched to assist a vessel in difficulty off Fishbourne this lunchtime (Thursday).  Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat has made speed towards the casualty vessel, which appears to have drifted further West towards Osborne Bay. The volunteer and...

Up to 600 jobs could be created on the Isle of Wight if a joint initiative between the Isle of Wight Council and a currently unnamed customer service and online retail support provider gets the go ahead. This major jobs...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat launched at the request of Solent Coastguard at 16:30 this afternoon (Wednesday) following a report of a windsurfer possibly in trouble north of Bembridge Harbour. The D-class lifeboat was quickly on scene but after a thorough search could...

UPDATED: The volunteer crew of Cowes RNLI have been launched to a medical emergency on board a yacht in the Solent this afternoon (Wednesday). The inshore B-class lifeboat was tasked to the incident by Solent Coastguard at just before 14:30....

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at Cowes High Street this afternoon (Wednesday) over fears of a building fire. Crews from Newport are currently inspecting an office premises above local café Tiffins, near to Cowes...

Several members of staff at the troubled Sandown Bay Academy have been given notice by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), but the mix of voluntary and compulsory redundancies are said to be unrelated to the proposed merger with Ryde Academy. It has...

2 fire appliances have responded to reports of a toilet block fire at a holiday park on the outskirts of Ryde tonight (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to a possible fire at Roebeck Country...