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An industry expert has slammed the idea of reinstating the Island Line connections to Newport and Ventnor as 'a hopeless fantasy' as it is revealed that the plans have been scrapped by the Department for Transport. The aim of the...

Sunsets, farm yard animals and even the Red Arrows all feature in this week's Readers' Gallery. Poppy ~ Photo credit Jane Holland Harvest time in Merstone. Merstone ~ Photo credit Barbara Fire Basket Yarmouth ~ Photo credit Pete Cave Is...

An Isle of Wight man has been convicted of the new offence of non-fatal strangulation, thought to be the first person in the country to be convicted of such offence. Non-fatal strangulation became an offence in its own right, separate...

6 new homes can now be built on the edge of Gurnard and Cowes after the Isle of Wight Council’s decision was overturned by the government. In March of last year, the council’s planning committee went against officers’ recommendations and...

Tomorrow (Saturday) the Island's bus company, Southern Vectis, is offering free travel on all its bus routes for current and veteran military personnel to mark Armed Forces Day.  Southern Vectis managing director Andrew Wickham said: “People here are rightfully proud...

The next chapter in the success story of a leading financial services company has been officially written. Further strengthening the strong family ethos at Cherry Godfrey, Chief Operating Officer Tanzy Cherry - daughter of founder and CEO David Cherry -...

A proposed switch to a ‘safer alternative’ than a chemical weedkiller in Ventnor will cost its town council 10 times more a year. In April, Ventnor Town Council (VTC) banned the use of glyphosates in all non-ornamental areas of the...

The 6-star 'Scenic Eclipse' has moored up off Cowes this morning (Friday) as part of its debut visit to the UK. After departing from Fowey in Cornwall, Scenic Eclipse entered the Solent from the West at around 06:30 this morning...

Early bird tickets for next year's Isle of Wight Festival have gone sale this morning (Friday), with Islander Special tickets costing just £145.80. Just days after Muse closed this year's event, tickets for 2023's instalment have gone on sale through...

Police have been left baffled by the actions of a local resident in Ryde after they placed a note on a Police vehicle claiming it didn't have an MOT. The incident occurred outside Ryde Police Station yesterday evening (Thursday) at...