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Isle of Wight families and midwives are coming together for a peaceful protest regarding the crisis in maternity services all over the country with a protest planned for Church Litten this Sunday (20th November). The Isle of Wight is one...

A Newport man has been jailed for 6 months following a campaign of stalking on the Isle of Wight. Steven Tunney, 48, of St James Street in Newport, was jailed for 24 weeks when he appeared before Magistrates on Friday...

Operation Sceptre, an initiative to tackle knife crime across the country, has been launched this week. Hampshire Constabulary alongside, the British Transport Police will take part in intensified efforts to crack down on knife-enabled crime and violence. Throughout the week...

Leisure centres across the Isle of Wight could be in the firing line as an operational review is carried out while money pressures continue. It follows a dire warning last week from the cabinet member for adult social care and...

Credit - Ian Scales The world's largest aircraft carrier, the nuclear-powered USS Gerald R Ford, arrived in the Solent this morning (Monday).  On her maiden deployment, some 17 years after development began, the gigantic vessel is anchored down in Stokes...

Local parish, town and community councillors recently met with the Isle of Wight Council's Road Safety Officer, Lewis Campbell, in response to growing concerns about road safety on the Island and the high collision rates. The Isle of Wight Association...

Members of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force were in London representing the Army Cadets on the national stage this Remembrance weekend. Whilst there were Army Cadets parading at remembrance events across Hampshire and Isle of Wight at...

The Isle of Wight Council has launched a new section to its website offering the latest guidance to residents who are struggling with the ever-rising cost of living.  The cost-of-living help pages can be found at www.iow.gov.uk/costofliving and have been collated to...

A vehicle has been seized and 2 vehicle drivers cautioned in what has been a productive day for the Roads Policing Unit (RPU) on the Isle of Wight. Out and about on the Island, officers stopped the driver of 1...

Christ the King College has announced that a new headteacher will be taking the helm from January. Andrew Montrose has nearly 20 years of senior leadership experience in 3 Faith schools in the North West of England, with a teaching...