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Bob Seely MP has welcomed a package of support that will help domestic abuse victims on the Isle of Wight rebuild their lives. In an announcement earlier this week, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said £125million will...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival have announced a number of new acts joining the 2022 line-up, including Madness, Jessie Ware and DJ Nathan Dawe. Madness will appear on stage at Seaclose Park on the Friday, alongside the likes...

Work by the Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads to make pavements more accessible to all pedestrians is being ramped up once more. In the coming weeks, Island Roads will be installing tactile dropped kerb crossing points at 16...

A man who drunkenly walked away from the scene of a crash in Binstead, to then later flag down a passing Police car in Wootton, has been handed an 18-month driving ban. 38-year-old David Shaw, of Ash Road in Newport,...

After almost 37 years, a gym in Newport is set to close and be turned into houses. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by the owners of the Fitness Factory on Portland Street, Mr and Mrs...

Spring will soon be on its way so now is the time to join the ‘gardening gang’, as subscriptions for the Isle of Wight Council's green waste collection service are now open for the 2022/23 period. The optional fortnightly scheme...

Foxes, fire hazard and ‘shabby’ land fears have seen residents call for an Island developer to do something with an empty site in the centre of Cowes. The privately-owned land on Market Hill is a green spot, but neighbours in...

The 5th and final Class 484 train arrived on the Isle of Wight today, just 24 hours before the last of its predecessors is set to begin its journey to its new home on the mainland. The 2-car train, which...

Monday 7th February – Friday 11th February 2022 • Casey Baker, 19, of Peel Road in Gosport, pleaded guilty to breaching COVID regulations by gathering in a public place with more than 6 people He was fined £733 and ordered...

Time has been called on the popular Isle of Wight Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend, with organisers confirming the annual event will not be making a return. The event, a collaboration between the IW Bus Museum and IW CAMRA,...