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Police are this week reissuing a reminder about bogus callers on the Isle of Wight after an 89-year-old man from the Sandown area was deceived into handing over a large sum of money after he was targeted by a pair...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCGA) have this week celebrated and awarded the Isle of Wight's Sector Manager, Michael Forsyth-Caffrey, with a medal for long service and one for good conduct for over 20 years of dedicated service to Her Majesty's...

Three new major IT clients and four new phone systems as well as supplying infrastructure and suppliers for some of the Isle of Wight’s biggest sailing events have meant a busy summer for local business Navigate IT & Telecoms. Navigate...

Winning numbers for 2nd October 2013 18 — 22 — 23 — 28 Incredibly, it is a rollover once again, so next weeks Jackpot is whopping £2,300! Lifeboat Lotto has been set up by a team of people with over...

Joanne Turner from Cowes is the 3000th new member of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Isle of Wight is unique because it is the only NHS Trust which provides integrated NHS hospital, community, mental health and ambulance services...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information after a number of power tools were stolen from sheds in the East Wight. Nine sheds in total were broken into at allotments in Steyne Road, Seaview over the weekend. Two rotovators...

The Isle of Wight's reputation as the dinosaur capital of Europe will be even further enhanced later this month thanks to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail is bringing out ten commemorative dinosaur stamps each featuring drawings by internationally famous...

Young people aged between 11 and 18 on the Isle of Wight are being asked to vote for one of a number of issues that will be adopted by the UK's Youth Parliament. There are 15 different subjects that young...

Hampshire Constabulary are investigating an assault on a 25-year-old woman who was left with a swollen face and a black eye after a man punched her in the face while she was sitting outside a Newport help centre. The incident...

A well-known owl carving sited in Appley Park, Ryde is to be relocated, after the base of the tree it was created from was found to be rotten. The condition of the tree – a common oak locally known as...