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Major plans to breathe new life into the former Fort Victoria Pier near Yarmouth have been unveiled. Miles Blamire, acting as the applicant to the Isle of Wight Council, wants to restore the redundant pier and build a shellfish and...

Elite Garages has opened for business on South Street in Newport this week, offering a vast range of services including MOTs, tyres, servicing, brakes, clutches, exhausts, batteries, diagnostics, air con, wheel alignment and other mechanical repairs. Elite Garages has been a...

The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is the first in the country to transfer to a new national communication system Frequentis LifeX is a state-of-the-art control room solution used by ambulance dispatchers to communicate with ambulance crews. The system enables...

The allocation of Isle of Wight primary school places has been announced this week with 98% of Island parents gaining a school of their choice.  Hundreds of children across the Island have been finding out which primary school they'll be...

4 years after plans were submitted for major development of the former Somerton Reservoir in Cowes, they have been recommended for approval. The plans, which have now been put forward for approval by Isle of Wight Council planning officers, would...

Despite a £26million investment in the Island's railway line with promises of a 30-minute timetable, it has been revealed that Island Line will continue running a predominantly hourly service until at least November. It was back in December last year...

Police across the Isle of Wight were joined by the mainland-based Roads Policing Unit (RPU) to discretely target criminals using the Island’s road network on Good Friday. Part of the work involved taking action against road-related crime, but the focus...

A terraced cottage close to Carisbrooke Castle is to go under the hammer with a guide price of £90,000+ in the latest Clive Emson auction. The 1-bedroom freehold residence at 80 Carisbrooke High Street is among 110 land and property...

Hundreds of Island residents are expected to turn out to a public meeting in Seaview this evening (Tuesday) to demand answers from Southern Water about the future safety of our beaches and swimming waters. The water company recently accepted the...

A key route in Ventnor remains closed this lunchtime (Tuesday) to allow for emergency water works to be carried out. Zig Zag Road was closed on Saturday afternoon to enable Southern Water to undertake the urgent repairs. The road is...