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Toilets on the seafront at Sandown are set to re-open this week after community calls to the local Town Council. The public conveniences on Pier Street had been closed due to safety reasons and are part of plans for new...

Police and partners on the Isle of Wight have been working together to better understand issues connected to male violence against women and girls, and take action against perpetrators. Tackling this type of offending is a priority for Police on...

Maritime UK Solent launched its awards for companies in the Solent region to celebrate and gain recognition for their contribution to the continued success of the sector on Tuesday (19th July). The inaugural awards have been organised by Maritime UK...

A wide range of activities - which also provide a nutritious meal - are on offer for children and young people of all ages Isle of Wight during the summer holidays. Grants totalling £213,305 have been awarded to local organisations,...

Steve Norris MBE, the former coxswain of Freshwater Independent Lifeboat who put in over 30 years of dedication to saving lives at sea, has died. Steve, who retired from duty in 2007 at the age of 62, was a member...

A hero search and rescue dog, who has been deployed by Hampshire Constabulary hundreds of times to help find missing people, has been awarded the PDSA Order of Merit. Zak retired in February 2020 at the end of his final...

A public consultation run by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust earlier this year has found that the majority of those who responded would support the release of wild beavers on the Island. The Trust mailed a questionnaire to...

Crew and passengers on board Wightlink's Victoria of Wight played their part in the successful rescue of a teenage boy who was being swept out to sea in Portsmouth on Monday evening. At around 18:45, the Queen's Harbour Master issued...

Work on the project to rebuild and re-open Belgrave Road is intensifying ahead of an Autumn completion. After months of stabilisation work including the insertion of over 180 soil nails to anchor the ground across the site, Island Roads has...

3 exceptionally rare and well-preserved shipwrecks discovered off the Isle of Wight and Dorset coasts have been granted the highest level of protection by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on the advice of Historic England. The 16th century Shingles Bank Wreck...