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Residents living on Belgrave Road in Ventnor are calling on the Isle of Wight Council to ensure traffic calming measures are installed prior to the road reopening later this year. Island Roads is currently undertaking a major reconstruction project at...

Wightlink is advising customers who rely on wheelchairs or mobility scooters to use alternative services to their Ryde-Portsmouth Fastcat service over the next 3 days. Routine maintenance to the Portsmouth Harbour passenger gangway is being carried out today (Tuesday) and...

The Isle of Wight Council's cabinet member of the Environment, Jonathan Bacon, has said that the new proposed planning strategy for the Isle of Wight will help fight fracking locally after 'worrying' announcements were made by the Government last week....

Local campaign group 'Build a Better Bembridge' are calling on the Isle of Wight Council to build more affordable homes on sustainable sites that can deliver real opportunities for Islanders. The group, which was originally set up to address residents’...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of notorious criminal Joseph Baker who was allegedly caught back behind the wheel just 6-months after being sentenced to 2 years in prison for disqualified driving. 28-year-old Baker, also known as Joseph...

Police chiefs at Hampshire Constabulary have responded to calls from the Home Secretary to put crime such as burglary ahead of woke agendas by revealing that officers will now attend every single reported residential burglary across the region. In the past,...

The Isle of Wight Green Party has selected their general election candidates for the prospective new constituencies of East and West Wight, and the whole island if an election is called under the current constituency system. Cameron Palin - an...

There’s less than a week to go until voting closes for Red Funnel’s annual Isle of Wight Awards, which celebrates the rich diversity of local businesses across the Island. The highly anticipated annual event recognises a wide spectrum of businesses...

A donkey has tragically been killed in what has been described as a 'tragic accident' at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary. The incident occurred during the early hours of Sunday morning in which Lewi, who arrived at the sanctuary...

Ryde Town Council has announced that they have signed up to the national Civility & Respect Pledge, joining 128 other local councils in putting respect at the top of the agenda and starting a culture change for the local council...