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The Isle of Wight Council has put forward its proposed budget for the coming year — one that seeks to push the 'reset' button and reverse the previous annual cycle of cuts and decline, but still looks to find £3million...

The Isle of Wight Council is proposing yet another parking price hike with all tariffs set to increase by 10p per hour from 1st July 2022 - just in time for the summer holidays. The Alliance Administration has this week...

Around the clock shopping is a thing of the past as Tesco has announced that it will not be reintroducing 24-hour store openings, including at Tesco Extra in Ryde. Until the pandemic struck, a number of Tesco stores across the...

Monday 24th January – Friday 28th January 2022 • Christopher Barrett, 33, of The Strand in Ryde, was made subject to a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work attached for breaching a non-molestation order. He was handed...

In a first for the Isle of Wight, new mountain bike trails are being proposed in a bid to improve a popular cycling centre. In a project fully funded by Sports England, the Isle of Wight Mountain Bike Centre is...

The price of ‘a cup of Costa coffee’ is the increase Ryde residents are facing to their council tax precept, says Ryde Town Council’s finance chief. Ryde Town Council has set its budget for the 2022/23 financial year and bill payers in...

The Post Office has confirmed that Freshwater Post Office will be temporarily closed from Saturday (5th February) until 24th March whilst Co-Operative Afton Road is transformed into Tesco Freshwater. Post Office services will cease at Afton Road at 17:30 on...

Ryde Town Council is said to be leading the charge by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant - a pledge to acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families,...

Residents’ views are being sought as Island Roads launches its annual 'customer survey'. The survey, which is carried out in February each year, encourages residents to rate the different services provided by Island Roads including road and footway resurfacing, winter...

The UK government is to establish a new Islands Forum to empower island communities such as the Isle of Wight to communicate directly with the Government, inform future policy and work together. The proposed forum will allow Government to hear...