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The Isle of Wight’s only hospital is starting to analyse why patients are unable to leave, despite being well enough. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has had to scale back some services to create increased capacity as it faces...

A new 5-year contract to manage Ventnor Harbour has been awarded by the Isle of Wight Council. From 1st April 2023, Ventnor Haven Management Ltd - run by Ventnor's Blake family - will operate all aspects of the harbour, including...

43-year-old Stuart Le Ray has pleaded guilty to harassment after calling his estranged wife more than 300 times, following her around the Co-op car park and even threatening to break her jaw. Appearing from the cells, Le Ray stood in...

Cowes Week has announced that Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT) will be the Official Charity Partner for 2023 and 2024. Founded in 1956, Tall Ships Youth Trust is a youth development outdoor learning charity, that helps to improve the skills...

The Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre is hosting a volunteer fair at The Riverside Centre in Newport this Saturday (14th January). The IW Volunteer Centre helps to connect potential volunteers with organisations that are looking for volunteers. Every year they...

A councillor has branded a government plan to speed up the discharge of Isle of Wight hospital patients who are well enough to leave as ‘not very helpful’. It has also been revealed that, on Monday, there were only 19...

The removal of all rubbish and dog poo bins in a bid to discourage people from walking along the revetment between Sandown and Shanklin has been branded 'utter madness' by a local business owner. As a result of a number...

Life-saving charity Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance responded to 1,814 missions throughout the last 12 months including 124 here on the Isle of Wight. The doctors, paramedics, pilots and dispatch assistants that make up the charity’s critical care...

Adverse weather conditions are continuing to hamper cross-Solent travel with Hovertravel services suspended once again this morning (Friday). Hovertravel has confirmed that it’s Ryde to Southsea service has been brought to a halt due to the strong winds. An update...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Health-based Place of Safety (HBPoS) suite at Sevencacres has recently been redesigned and refurbished to ensure patients are provided with a safe and secure assessment environment. This suite is used when the police service...