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A number of sailings have been cancelled on Red Funnel's East Cowes-Southampton service for this coming weekend as a result of urgent maintenance work that needs to be carried out at the East Cowes terminal. The repair work relates to...

WightFibre has announced the completion of their Big Copper Switch-off on Thursday (25th August) - a full 10 years ahead of the rest of the UK. WightFibre has been operating a hybrid fibre-coaxial network (cable) network on the Isle of...

Owners of the ‘sub-standard’ Wootton doctor's surgery — which will need to be pulled down — have committed to resolving issues around the practice. Medical property portfolio holder Assura have been the owners of Wootton Bridge Medical Centre since 2017...

People living with cancer across the Isle of Wight have been given a travel boost - thanks to Southern Vectis’ Community Fund.  The local bus operator is providing heavily discounted travel for those attending Wessex Cancer Trust’s Isle of Wight...

Isle of Wight Coroner Caroline Sumeray has set out how she is looking to improve the service — with more staff and alternative facilities — after new figures revealed the strain the service is under. In 2021, while 86% more...

The good, the bad and the ugly of the Isle of Wight’s food scene have been revealed in the latest food hygiene inspections. Inspections carried out by Isle of Wight Council environmental health officers have rated restaurants, schools and food...

Mike Christie, from X-Factor finalists G4, has launched the official song for the climatic final stage of the AJ Tour of Britain Cycle race, which is heading to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 11th September. Titled ‘Ride The Isle’,...

The Isle of Wight Council, FareShare UK, Red Funnel and Southern Housing are working together to boost a lifeline scheme helping Islanders struggling against the rising cost of living. Food charity FareShare UK are supporting the council’s connect4communities programme by...

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of criminal damage after a commercial property was broken into in Shanklin yesterday evening (Saturday). At around 20:05 last night (Saturday) police were called to the Llama Lounge Hairdressers on Falcon Cross Road...

Royal Mail needs more space to sort out parcels in Sandown as demand increases and the number of letters falls, so it has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to extend its sorting office. Serving nearly 14,000 households in...