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Every family that has a child at Oakfield CE Primary School in Ryde received a £50 supermarket gift card earlier this week.  The school on Appley Lane, applied for a grant that was issued as part of the Household Support...

A-Class destroyer HMS Acheron struck a mine 10 miles off St Catherine’s Point with the loss of 196 crewmen and dockyard workers on 17th December 1940. HMS Acheron was named after a river in Hades in Greek mythology. She was...

A rural thatched cottage on the Island has sold for £240,000 at the latest Clive Emson property auction. Stone Cottage in Kingston Road, Kingston, sold for £10,000 above the guide price and was among 139 lots listed across southern England...

Here is the availability of all of the Isle of Wight Council services over the incoming festive period. For special arrangements for certain services, please see the information below. Adult social care and Housing Needs Offices close at 16:30 on...

5 Island schools could be in line for major rebuilding or refurbishment works that will transform education for their pupils. St George's Special School, The Bay CE School (secondary site), Nine Acres Primary School, Hunnyhill Primary School, and Medina College...

An urgent plea has been issued to the local community amid significant pressures on all NHS services on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire. Dedicated health and care teams continue to do all they can to ensure patients receive...

The Isle of Wight Council is launching a drink-drive campaign this festive season to remind motorists that good drivers don't drive under the influence. Drink driving is illegal and puts lives at risk as it impairs your ability to drive...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) have launched a Cardiac Arrest Responder scheme to help save lives. The scheme is the latest collaboration between the two emergency services that...

The Isle of Wight Council is expanding their Electric Vehicle (EV) charging offering with Joju and Mer Charging, to support those without access to off-street parking, with Quay Street in Newport as one of the newest on-street chargers active. The...

It was reported by local weather forecaster IW Met Service yesterday (Thursday) that temperatures overnight would reach as low as -8c, and they practically did with a chilly -7.9c recorded in Shalfleet overnight (Thursday into Friday).  Comparatively cold readings were...