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People living and working in Newport are invited to comment on new ‘People First Zone’ plans that could shift the priority from cars and vehicles to pedestrians and shoppers in key areas of the town, which would result in the...

Grieving families unable to attend their loved one’s funeral on the Isle of Wight could soon be charged £55 to watch the service remotely. A fee for the discretionary service is included in the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed budget...

47-year-old Steven Tunney has been handed a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to 2 assaults, both of which occurred whilst children were in the house. It was on 14th July last year that Mr Anthony Betts was babysitting a...

A bright and well thought out Christmas lights display at Whitecross Lane in Shanklin has been crowned the winner of Light up the Wight 2021! Hundreds of families jumped in their cars - or on the Southern Vectis Christmas Lights...

Creatures great and small feature in this week's Readers' Gallery, with plenty of sunny skies to be seen as the mild start to 2022 continues. Red panda Sandown ~ Photo credit Terry Boulton 'Ninham pond in the sunshine'.. Shanklin ~...

History has been made at Bembridge RNLI  lifeboat station this week as Dawn Hodge becomes the first-ever female helm since the station was founded some 155 years ago. Dawn, who joined the lifeboat in November 2018, has successfully passed her...

The wife of Wight Fibre's Simon Poole, who tragically died in a road traffic collision outside the Red Funnel terminal in Southampton, has reaffirmed her call for drivers to take greater care on the roads, after the man that caused...

With around 80% of the Isle of Wight vaccinated against COVID-19 it has been announced the Riverside Vaccination Centre in Newport will now only be open 3 days a week. Currently, the Solent NHS Trust-run site at Newport Quay is...

Tickets for the exclusive TEDxLukelyBrook event have gone on sale this morning (Friday), enabling people to secure their seats at this world-class event. The event, to be held in the Anthony Minghella Theatre at Quay Arts on 2nd March, will...

Despite delays and further community consultation, the Isle of Wight Council is still looking to close Chillerton and Rookley Primary School. A recommended decision has been published, ahead of Cabinet’s final consideration next week, to close the rural primary school...