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The Gift Shop Cavanagh & Baker on Shanklin High Street in Shanklin Old Village is set to close at the end of this year. Cavanagh & Baker will be holding a pre-Christmas Sale in which all goods are on offer...

Brighstone Primary School welcomed back ex-pupil Avy Sesetti to talk about his beliefs as part of this year’s Inter Faith Week Activities. Avy visited with his mother Sunitha and grandmother Gayarthri who demonstrated Hindu dancing and brought in traditional sweet and...

Home, DIY and garden retailer Hurst is celebrating after being nominated in a national competition to find the UK’s favourite local business. The firm, which is based right across the island in Newport, Cowes, Freshwater, Ryde, Shanklin and Ventnor has...

The annual residents' recycling and waste survey has been launched and will run until 23rd January.  The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your views and ideas on how the Island can recycle more and reduce its waste. The Isle...

An Isle of Wight woman, who was told by a judge she had 3 months to improve her behaviour before she would be sentenced for a GBH offence, has seen her case pushed back 24-year-old Megan Durham, who faces a...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have confirmed that a whopping 161 motorists were caught speeding by Police across the Isle of Wight in November.  The enforcement is part of the wider Joint Operations Unit (JOU) which serves all of...

A staggering 211 tonnes of salt have been used on the Island's roads in just over a week, Island Roads has confirmed. The gritting run, which started on 6th December when the cold conditions first set in is the longest...

Isle of Wight Maternity Services has received a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC’s report, published today (Wednesday), followed 2 days of planned visits by inspectors to the Maternity Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in October...

An Island Roads employee has been named Contracting Supervisor of the Year at the 2022 Highways Electrical Association (HEA) annual awards. The prestigious title has been awarded to James Adsett who is responsible for the Powered Apparatus team at Island...

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, has reacted to the first public Parole hearing saying that the process is ‘long overdue.’ The PCC has made the comments as the Parole Board prepares to...