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Sunny skies feature heavily in this week's Readers' Gallery, but with the weather having become colder in the past few days we suspect next week's gallery will be somewhat more autumnal! Storm cloud Hersey ~ Photo credit Helen Watson Young...

Councillor Joe Robertson Ruling councillors have responded to comments about the use of personal email addresses for council business, saying no rules have been broken. The matter was first raised at the full Isle of Wight Council meeting last week,...

Red Funnel’s Black Friday Sale is back, with the biggest savings of the year on Vehicle Ferry travel! Book ferry travel of any duration to the mainland and back between now and 3rd December 2021, and you’ll SAVE a massive...

The Chief Veterinary Officer for England has agreed to bring in new housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from bird flu following a number of confirmed cases across Great Britain in recent weeks. The new housing measures, which...

It’s not clear whether we’ll get a white Christmas but with temperatures plummeting, now is the time to take simple steps to keep our pets and wildlife safe this winter. With temperatures dropping below freezing and winter’s first frosts and...

Following delays in the redevelopment of Westridge Golf Centre, the next phase looks set to begin. The popular course on the outskirts of Ryde is currently undergoing an extension that aims to make it more desirable for golfers of all...

Another Island school may come to the rescue of Chillerton’s under-threat primary school. Chillerton and Rookley Primary School is currently subject to a consultation on its future after a lack of pupils and rising costs has led to the Stenbury...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (26th November 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1318 £100.00 1322 £100.00 745 £100.00 4708 £100.00 9978 £100.00 14994 £100.00 16130 £100.00 16486 £100.00 13751 £100.00 134 £100.00 15867

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 20/01281/FUL...

41-year-old Thabini Madosa has been banned from the roads for 18 months after being caught behind the wheel whilst twice the drink-drive limit. Madosa, a chartered accountant from Hawthorn Meadows in East Cowes, was stopped by Police during the early...