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3 towns on the Isle of Wight have benefitted from an £191,000 investment by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to install technology that will help to ‘self-restore’ electricity supplies. The distribution operator has installed the automated system on the...

Nearly 10,000 people on the Island described their health as 'bad' or 'very bad' in the latest census, new data has revealed. In data collected on the most recent census in 2021, around 1.3% of Islanders admitted their health was...

A disqualified driver from Freshwater who was found to be driving with drugs in his system has been sent to prison for 12 weeks. Nicky Dickinson, 38, of Solent Gardens in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

The Isle of Wight Council has revealed the 4 areas on the Island where there are significant unjust and avoidable differences in health.  The team found the top 4 areas on the Island disproportionately impacted by health inequalities are: Parkhurst,...

Lloyds Pharmacy in Newport is to close soon with Day Lewis Pharmacy set to take over the Pyle Street Store. The expected new proprietor, Day Lewis, already has a branch in the town and 1 in Carisbrooke, as well as...

A specialist school, here on the Isle of Wight supports pupils with complex and severe needs ‘extremely well’, a government schools inspector has said. St George’s School, in Newport, has maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, with headteacher Steff Gleeson, said...

It’s the Isle of Wight college’s first open day of 2023 and they can’t wait to show you around. Visit them in Newport or over at CECAMM in Whippingham and explore all of the options for young people completing GCSEs...

Fire crews from Freshwater and Newport worked to free a retriever from some mud this morning (Friday). The incident occurred near Yarmouth Mill and saw Ted, an 11-month-old canine, become stuck in the mud whilst out on a morning walk....

Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham has announced the arrival of a new Principal, David EJJ Lloyd, who took up his post on 9th January 2023. Many Islanders will know David as he was Deputy Head of Ryde School...

NHS bosses are urging women across the Isle of Wight who are eligible for cervical screening to come forward. Across the South East region, over 1.7million people have come forward for their cervical screening over the past 3-and-a-half years (71.7%),...