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A well-known Ryde building is to be decommissioned as its occupier – banking giant Barclays – prepares to move out. Plans have been submitted, by Barclays Bank, to restore the building housing its Ryde branch to its original condition, after...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. One of the biggest national celebrations of British food is back on the calendar this year – and Island MP Bob Seely is encouraging all local caterers to get involved. Organisers of the 2022...

Staff accommodation is proposed above a popular Newport restaurant, as it bids to expand and improve. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by Mr Kwok-Wal Hang, owner of Hong Kong Express on Newport High Street, to convert...

The next phase in an Island-wide review of traffic regulations has been announced, detailing changes to traffic restrictions on roads across the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Council is publishing proposed minor changes to on-road parking in Ryde,...

Major traffic disruption will be coming to a main route out of Ryde later this month as Island Roads will work to repair and strengthen a section of wall on Queen’s Road.  The work along a 40-metre section of the...

New laws will ensure the 13.7 million disabled people and those with accessibility issues across England, Scotland and Wales will receive the assistance they need and not be charged over the odds when using taxis and private hire vehicles. The...

An Isle of Wight man who was seen masturbating in a caravan window wearing nothing but a pair of sunglasses has been handed a 2-year community order and must complete 100 hours of unpaid work. As previously reported by Island...

323,700 people are yet to renew their tax credits ahead of the deadline, with HM Revenue and Customs reminding them to do so by 31st July – or their payments will stop. Tax credits help working families with targeted financial...

The Woodland Trust is urging visitors to its woods to bin the barbecues this summer and avoid the catastrophic impact of fires on wildlife and nature. Throughout the UK and here on the Island people are being told to resist...

An important milestone for the NHS — including on the Isle of Wight — has now taken effect. But what does that mean for us? Sweeping government changes have been branded a new era for healthcare, by senior medical executives,...