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MP Bob Seely has joined other MPs speaking in parliament in opposition to BBC plans to reduce local news output from local radio stations. Under the plans, BBC Radio Solent will see locally produced output fall from 100 hours to...

A former milking parlour at a now-closed dairy farm on the Isle of Wight could become a luxury holiday let. New owners of Sunningdale Farm on Cranmore Avenue in the West Wight, Tobias Brackett and Kate Denton, took over the...

An Isle of Wight bank branch wants to cut back on counter space — which could lead to longer queues at Santander in Newport. Plans have been submitted to refurbish it, but also to shrink the number of counters —...

How have Isle of Wight restaurants, pubs, cafes, hotels and shops fared recently in food hygiene inspections? Based on guidance from the government’s Food Standards Agency, eateries are judges on how clean they are; how hygienic the food handling is...

Pan Together saw a 'shocking' 183% increase in visitors to the Pan Community Larder from the start of January to the end of February, feeding nearly 2,000 mouths in the last 6 months. The charity, which established the Community Larder...

The Boundary Commission for England has today published its final recommendations for new constituency boundaries including those on the Isle of Wight. This follows submission of its final recommendations report to the Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday (Tuesday)...

Sovereign Housing Association is teaming up with social enterprise Your Own Place (YOP) to run a free programme to help people who weren’t successful in securing a Sovereign home overcome barriers and secure a place to live. As the cost-of-living...

A pilot scheme geared at helping Islanders who suffer non-injury falls in their own home has been shortlisted as a finalist in this year's Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards. Falls make up a significant number of 999 calls and...

8-year-old Oliver Davies from Buckingham had a day to remember when his family travelled from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight with Wightlink Ferries for their holidays. Mum Rahana Raffell tipped off the company that Oliver was a big fan...

South Western Railway (SWR) has said that getting cover for sick colleagues has been the reason behind the plethora of recent Island Line cancellations. Back in April of this year, 4 new drivers joined the team now that the service...