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Belgrave Road in Ventnor is set to re-open in the next couple of weeks, almost 3 years after a retaining wall and the carriageway dramatically collapsed. It was back in January 2020 that the situation began when cracks started to...

Rev Greenshield (Image: Carisbrooke Castle museum) Edgar William Tyler Greenshield - who devoted his life to evangelising the Eskimos - was born on this day in 1877. Edgar grew up in St John's Place in Newport close to the church...

A popular free parking trial is set to continue in Newport for a further 6 months. Shoppers visiting short-stay car parks in Lugley Street, Sea Street and Chapel Street have been able to enjoy up to 1 hour of free...

More help is a step closer for the Island’s most vulnerable residents as they could get extra money off their council tax bill. At last week’s Isle of Wight Council cabinet meeting, it was agreed to recommend a further 5%...

To help come to the rescue of the Island’s ‘suffering’ high streets, a new guide has been produced stipulating how shopfronts should look in 2 major towns. Last week, the Isle of Wight Council approved the Newport and Ryde Commercial Frontages...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is seeking a commitment from the Department for Transport that £2.14million will be spent on road safety locally, which could see a reduction of the speed limit between...

Motorists face 3 months of travel disruption between Sandown and Shanklin at the start of 2023 due to works to the railway bridge at Lake. Temporary traffic lights are set to be erected on Lake Hill to allow Network Rail...

School will be out forever in Yarmouth come January when the town's school will move to another town. Pupils at Yarmouth Primary School are looking to make the move to Freshwater, on the site of the former All Saints Primary...

2 young Isle of Wight videographers known as Double or Nothing Productions (DON productions) are fighting nationally in efforts to win a MOBO award. The MOBO Awards are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievement in 'music of black...

Another major housing development could be approved in Gunville as it comes before planners for a 2nd time. The outline application for more than 100 houses — although no specific number has been set yet — was first discussed by...