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Nigel Hartley MBE has been officially sworn in as the new High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, taking over the historic role for the 2026-2027 term.
Read moreDetailsResidents on the Isle of Wight will be able to access drop-in COVID-19 vaccinations and free health checks at a series of community clinics running from now until 30th June.
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight businesses are being urged to check the new rateable value of their properties.
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight coastal town has regained a pharmacy this week after a new provider took over from the troubled Jhoots chain.
Read moreDetailsA total of 9 Independent councillors on the Isle of Wight Council have confirmed they will stand for re-election in May.
Read moreDetailsKevin Finch was jailed for life in 2017 after pleading guilty to 3 serious sexual offences, including the rape of an 18-year-old teenager in Niton...
Read moreDetailsNovelist Henry De Vere Stacpoole, who gifted Bonchurch Pond to the village, died on this day 75 years ago - 12th April 1951.
Read moreDetailsConcern over a potentially ‘unacceptable risk of contamination’ has been raised in response to a fire training facility scheme at an Isle of Wight farm.
Read moreDetailsLong before supermarkets arrived on the Isle of Wight, one Newport family firm quietly created what was effectively the Island’s own grocery chain – Wray & Sons, a business that served Islanders for nearly two centuries.
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight’s Symphonix Orchestra took centre stage in front of millions watching on streaming giant Netflix earlier tonight (Saturday) performing the walk-on music for British boxing star Conor Benn.
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