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Council Leader Lora Peacey-Wilcox Residents of Pan and Barton have been praised for their support by the leader of the Isle of Wight Council after a new homeless shelter and recovery service was opened at the former Barton Primary School....

Southern Water has increased the size of its leakage team and is employing new tools and techniques to find and fix leaks as the South East faces a future of more people and less water. The utility company has committed...

The Island's COVID-19 testing centre is increasing its opening hours as the number of cases rises on the Isle of Wight, despite the effect it is having on people decreasing. The test centre at Newclose County Cricket Ground, Blackwater Road...

St George's Way in Newport will re-open to traffic in both directions by 16th August, but work won't be fully finished until resurfacing is completed on 27th August. The council scheme, the latest phase of ongoing investment to ease congestion...

A 2-month pilot project to see electric cargo bikes delivering goods on behalf of Cowes businesses is starting from August. The Isle of Wight Council has appointed People Powered Community Interest Company (CIC) to run the project, with support from...

Islanders and visitors alike are being asked to help keep our beautiful Island tidy and support keeping Isle of Wight parks clean as part of a national campaign. Keep Britain Tidy’s Love Your Parks Week aims to raise awareness of...

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely. The Island’s MP has called on members of the Isle of Wight Council to reject plans to build 473 houses on farmland at Westridge Dairy Farm in Ryde. The plans – which have been...

Photo: Isle of Wight Police Police on the Isle of Wight have thanked the efforts of 3 lads and a local resident who came to help officers which saw Havenstreet flooded and obstructed by a landslide.  They helped officers in...

Farms in South East England, including the Isle of Wight, are leading the rush to diversify into new income streams such as renewable energy and tourism, research from NFU Mutual has revealed. The leading rural insurer’s annual diversification report, shows...

Sovereign Housing Association has put £4,605 towards funding free places at summer holiday activities for children on the Isle of Wight. The funding provides an extra 21 spaces on the sessions being run by CM Sports and Nine Acres Primary...