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Tripadvisor has announced the top-rated hotels in the 2023 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Awards with a Shanklin hotel named the 2nd best Luxury Hotel in the UK - and 15th in the whole of Europe. Analysing 12 months...

Bronwyn Hamilton-Brown A small but noisy group of Wightlink users gathered outside County Hall this morning (Wednesday) ahead of the visit of Conservative politician Michael Gove to the Isle of Wight. The Wightlink Users Group (WUG) claim to be a...

The Government is to invest just over £12,000 to improve sports facilities across the Isle of Wight. The funding comes as part of a £68million investment programme to support more than 1,700 new and improved multi-sports grassroots facilities across the...

The RNLI has launched a vital water safety campaign today (Wednesday) ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend and half-term week.  Experts at the charity are urging everyone planning to enjoy the coast to remember that if you get into trouble...

A single-decker bus that used to serve Islanders has been transformed into a field hospital that is to be sent to Ukraine. The former Southern Vectis bus was handed over to Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine Ambassador to the UK in London...

A dispute over financial shortfalls that had threatened the future of four Isle of Wight post office services has been settled in a positive way. Disputed financial shortfalls recorded by the Post Office Horizon IT system had put the futures...

Sandown's Broadway Park Hotel has been put back on the market with an asking price of £4million. The hotel has had a turbulent few years after it ceased trading in May 2020 following the 1st Covid lockdown and was then...

The Isle of Wight Council's enforcement action against the owners of a holiday home that was being used as a permanent home, located on the outskirts of Chale Green and Niton, has been upheld by The Planning Inspectorate. Appletree Barn...

A voice actor from the Isle of Wight has won a prestigious national award. Emma Topping was nominated among over 4,000 entries in the One Voice Awards 2023, known as the industry’s leading awards for voice actors. Since launching her...

A bid to change the way decisions are made at the Isle of Wight Council has been delayed, because it has financial implications. At a meeting last week, Councillor Geoff Brodie called for a return to a different governance system....