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Her Majesty’s Coastguard and the RNLI are reminding families to take care when visiting the coast this Summer holidays. As schools prepare to break up, emergency services are expecting to be extremely busy during the long summer break. The RNLI...

Ryde Town Council has tried to allay residents’ fears after submitting an application to hold events at Ryde's Eastern Gardens all year round. In a licence application to the Isle of Wight Council, the town council is asking for permission...

Islanders are being warned that some bin/sack collections may be temporarily suspended today (Tuesday) due to the extreme heat. This action is said to be for the safety of Amey’s waste operators on what is the hottest day ever in...

New public toilets are a step closer for Sandown seafront as the Isle of Wight Council has agreed to the long lease of land at Eastern Gardens - but Southern Water has thrown a spanner in the works. Sandown Town...

The Isle of Wight Council has missed out on funding to build homes on brownfield sites due to a lack of a planning strategy. The money would have come from the Government in the second round of the Brownfield Land...

The likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone are going up against WightFibre as Openreach announces it is to roll out full fibre broadband to 45,000 homes and businesses across the Isle of Wight. Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Niton,...

Long-awaited plans for the biggest upgrade to Ryde Esplanade train and bus station in 50 years have finally been revealed. As part of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the seafront in Ryde, work is being undertaken to improve the visual impact...

Magistrates have thrown out an appeal against an enforcement notice issued against the Ocean Hotel in Sandown, after the eyesore's owners failed to show in court for a second time. Phoenix Commercial Property Developments (PCPD) were fighting the notice issued...

After a 4-year absence, the Waverley paddlesteamer will be returning to the Isle of Wight and the Solent region this September. Passengers are being invited to go aboard the Waverley for the 2022 South Coast season - and her first...

An Isle of Wight village may once again have a convenience store, after its previous shop closed 3 years ago. Plans have been lodged with the Isle of Wight Council to build a convenience store and 7 homes off Town...