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Steps leading down to the beach at Alum Bay have been closed due to unsafe conditions, which comes just before the busy Easter period and the start of the 2023 tourism season. The closure of the steps by the Isle...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is seeking to ban the breeding of wild serval cats with domestic cats to produce Savannah hybrids - known as 'designer pets'. This mating practice can be painful and dangerous for domestic cats and...

Bridges have been repaired, footpaths surfaced and stairs replaced as part of a £38,500 grant-funded scheme to improve the Isle of Wight's public footpaths and bridleways. Much of the funding for the projects carried out by the Isle of Wight...

Over 1 in 10 Isle of Wight adults have seen their marriage end in divorce, a new study has revealed. New statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 10.76% of over 16s have divorced from their husband...

Repairs to fix HMS Prince of Wales - which broke down off the coast of Ventnor back in August 2022 - could cost £20million. The £3billion aircraft carrier was due to be undertaking training with the US Navy and Royal...

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is set to become the 2nd region in the UK to benefit from England’s largest youth-centred wellbeing programme. #BeeWell, which has been running in Greater Manchester since 2021, will be delivered across all 4...

The Shaping Newport Place Plan, commissioned in 2017 by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council, Newport Business Association and Isle of Wight Council, is relaunching its Place Plan survey after 5 years of continued growth and activity for the town. Islanders...

The Isle of Wight Council has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing child poverty on the Island. In light of a 63% increase in the number of children eligible for free school meals on the Island in the last 4 years...

Islanders will have better access to tests and treatment thanks to a new £10million Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport. The new centre will significantly expand diagnostic capacity on the Island meaning faster access and earlier...

More houses could be built at the former Whitecroft Hospital site on the outskirts of Newport. Plans are proposed for one of the few areas left at the site that has not yet been developed. Southern Property Development, based in...