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£4,000 of food vouchers are to be handed out by Ryde Town Council as part of the ongoing fight against the cost-of-living crisis. Thanks to grant funding from Connect4Communities, members of the Ryde community can now benefit from additional support;...

More than 1,000 children across the Isle of Wight have been offered places at secondary schools this week. Wednesday was National Offer Day when children up and down the country learnt which secondary school they would attend for the 2023/24...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (3rd March 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 3801 £100.00 4787 £100.00 14037 £100.00 14713 £100.00 16488 £100.00 6380 £100.00 16134 £100.00 14958 £100.00 14325 £100.00 9240 £100.00 16984

Residents living in East Cowes, where a number of arson attacks have led to vehicles being destroyed, have discussed their concerns with Police, firefighters and local council officials at a special joint agency event. Last night (Thursday) Hampshire & Isle...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

56-year-old Simon Wheeler, who turned up at a town council meeting in the presence of an Isle of Wight Councillor he was banned from being in contact with, has been found guilty of deliberately breaching a restraining order. Wheeler, of...

A Ryde to Southampton summer ferry, trains to Newport and Ventnor, and improved mainland connections are among the schemes which could be introduced to the Isle of Wight by 2050. Transport for the South East (TfSE) has unveiled plans as...

Hopes of reducing Sandown Town Council’s ‘eyewatering’ precept increase have been scrapped. Following a meeting last month, Sandown residents are in for a 49.9% town council tax precept rise — which would see bills increase an average of £72.70 a...

Captain Shane Wood has begun his new role as Harbour Master for Cowes Harbour Commission, taking over from Ed Walker. From Cadet to Captain, Master Mariner Captain Shane Wood has spent the last 38 years at sea. For 30 years...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is looking to learn from a report that found a culture of 'institutional racism' in another brigade.  The county’s fire service is studying the Independent Culture Report of the London Fire...