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Nearly 90% of the Island’s adult population have had their first Covid vaccination. Latest figures published today by NHS England show 1,471 more vaccinations have been given on the Island, in a week which saw plenty of take up in...

A mindless vandal has been caught on camera throwing large stones at the windows of a popular Sandown seafront restaurant - smashing 3 large panes of glass in the process. The shocking footage captured by CCTV at The Bandstand on...

A man has been fined after pleading guilty to 2 offences following a joint investigation carried out by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team and Hampshire Constabulary today (Thursday). Sean Gower, 40, of Newlyn Way, Port Solent,...

Bembridge residents are confident the controversial Love Lane planning application heading to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate will be turned down. After the Isle of Wight Council failed to determine whether 2 holiday lodges could be built on protected woodland on...

Islanders are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date. Although there are no planned elections during 2022 or 2023, it is a good idea...

One of the Isle of Wight’s most active housing associations with over 3,000 homes on the Island, Southern Housing Group, has been awarded a £16,176 grant from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Mental Health Charitable Fund to support islanders’...

TV presenter Anne Robinson, best known for presenting the Weakest Link, has declared that 'some people would do anything to get out of going to the Isle of Wight'. The sometimes controversial 76-year-old made the statement on an episode of...

Up to 600 children will learn to cycle safely on Island roads this year thanks to the Isle of Wight Council’s new team of cycling instructors. The announcement comes following a £14,575 cash injection from the Department for Transport (DfT)...

The lack of dentists on the Isle of Wight has been dubbed one of the Island’s biggest health inequalities. An investigation from Healthwatch Isle of Wight found nearly 1 in 4 people who responded to their questionnaire had been told...

Wightlink has released its winter timetable for 2021-22, which includes a cut to the Yarmouth-Lymington service. It has been revealed that the Yarmouth-Lymington route will be cut to a 1-boat service for the majority of the time, including all weekend....