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A terraced cottage close to the Island’s Carisbrooke Castle has sold in auction for £90,000 - the latest Isle of Wight property to go under the Clive Emson hammer, The 1-bedroom freehold residence at 80 Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke, Newport,...

A holiday cottage in Brighstone is amongst the winners of this year's VisitEngland ROSE Award - and the only Isle of Wight accommodation to scoop the prestigious title in 2022. The ROSE Awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who...

The Isle of Wight faces a bin strike as workers employed by Amey are balloted for industrial action, amid claims workers are being offered the same rates as trainees receive on the mainland. When Amey workers received a below inflationary...

The Isle of Wight’s senior women’s football team Shanklin Ladies FC were presented with the Hampshire Division 1 trophy at the County Ground on Sunday (8th May). With 1 game of their season left to play, Shanklin are 13 points...

Patients still testing positive for COVID-19 are being sent home from St Mary’s as the hospital bids to open up bed space. Due to the significant and sustained pressures, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has had to make difficult...

46-year-old Paul Elvins has been jailed for more than 4 years after pleading guilty to attempting to meet an underage boy for sex and sending sexual communications to 21 other children on social media platforms. Elvins, formally of St John's...

The final handover of the overdue 'Energy from Waste' plant on Forest Road has been pushed back once again. It has now been 3 years since the supposed commencement date for the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to start full-scale operations....

The Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet will be asked to adopt a new strategy that promises to prioritise council spending in favour of Island business and wider economic value. The new draft commercial strategy is being presented by Councillor Chris...

A tourist who told his then-girlfriend that she deserved to be raped, before forcibly holding her down, has admitted 2 charges  at court. 48-year-old Glen Conn, from Elmer Road in Bognor Regis, was holidaying on the Isle of Wight with...

“I don’t need a major pay increase” - that's the words of an Isle of Wight taxi driver railing against a controversial price hike, with a local charity also objecting to the plans, fearing for the people it represents. It comes...