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Industrial strike action will mean there are to be no Island Line trains on 2 separate days at the start of February. Train drivers who are members of the RMT union, depot drivers and Island Line drivers who are members...

Red Funnel has announced who has been selected as 2023's Island Ambassadors as part of its recently announced Island Ambassador Programme, which sees the cross-Solent operator supporting Isle of Wight residents with a travel sponsorship programme. Aimed at celebrating local...

The Island’s business community is invited to attend the much-anticipated opening of Building 41 in Cowes next week. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore this state-of-the-art facility, ask questions and learn how the project could benefit their business or...

The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary at Wroxall has sadly lost Felicity ‘Flissy’, 1 of their favourite and most recognisable donkeys. ‘Miniature Mischief’ Felicity passed away on Monday (23rd January) during the early evening, with the farm team close, surrounded...

There is a double celebration for passengers of Wightlink's Fastcat service this week as not only are late crossings returning, but Costa Coffee has re-opened at the Portsmouth terminal. As part of the cross-Solent operator's £1.5million investment in the Fastcat...

A Sandown man has been fined £320 after he was found guilty of assaulting an emergency worker. Anthony Serjent, 44, of Royal Street in Sandown, pleaded guilty to common assault of an emergency worker when he appeared at the Isle...

More than 120 residents have so far received free trees as part of a one-off giveaway offer by the Isle of Wight Council. The scheme, run in partnership with Gift to Nature, proved hugely popular with all 500 saplings claimed...

This week I welcome a cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee’s report into the sustainability of local news, which calls on the Government to prioritise independent news publishers. The long-awaited report has dived into the state of...

A small parcel of land on Love Lane in Bembridge has gone on the market, as developers behind a controversial holiday lodge plan walk away from the project - but locals say there are still a number of issues that...

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