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Following the return of Walk the Wight on Sunday, Mountbatten has now turned its attention to next year’s event. 3,000 people came together to take part in last weekend's walk, trekking across the Island to raise money for Mountbatten. While...

As the Isle of Wight Festival begins, Islanders are being warned about the consequences of using or operating 'illegal taxis' over the course of the weekend. With thousands of Islanders and mainland visitors alike heading to Seaclose Park this weekend,...

As the Isle of Wight Festival gets underway for 2021, the Red Arrows are set to arrive in the Island's skies later tonight - but where exactly will they be flying? The flight plan for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic...

If a new floating bridge is to replace the troubled Floating Bridge No.6 then it could be in the water within 3 years of commissioning - this is the estimate of Councillor Phil Jordan, the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has only got a 10-day supply of blood bottles due to the national shortage. The trust says, however, it is being well managed having achieved better usage of the stock it currently has, although...

A man who failed to negotiate a bend and crashed his car into a ditch just 500m from his home has been handed an 18-month driving ban. 58-year-old Stefan Thomas, a self-employed removal man of Whitehouse Road near Porchfield, pleaded...

22-year-old Joshua Browning and 21-year-old Taylor Bates will appear in the Crown Court next month after pleading not guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. The duo, who are accused of being in possession of cannabis...

Sainsbury's has become the latest of the Island's supermarket giants to announce that its staff will be given the day off on Boxing Day. The supermarket chain has announced the move to keep its supermarket, convenience stores, and petrol filling...

The care crisis on the Isle of Wight is causing gridlock in the Island’s only hospital – being described as almost the perfect storm by one of the top health bosses. A critical level of staff vacancies across the adult...

Inspired by his own first-hand experience, an entrepreneurial Isle of Wight farmer has launched a new service that could both improve animal welfare and also save the farming industry millions of pounds a year. Livestock Lookout, developed by Tim Rogers...