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The Government has announced that those who are double jabbed, or aged under 18, will no longer have to self-isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Sajid Javid, the new Health Secretary, has...

Environmental good practice by Island Roads has been recognised with a gold award from Green Impact, a United Nations award-winning environmental programme backed locally by the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce. The highways company contracted to upgrade and maintain...

Providing young people with the information and support they need to keep them safe is at the heart of a new Isle of Wight Council campaign launched this week. Targeting 13 to 20-year-olds, the campaign will touch on important issues...

The Isle of Wight Festival will return as planned in September following confirmation that COVID restrictions are set to be lifted on 19th July. With face masks and social distancing scrapped and mass gatherings once again permitted under law, festival...

Series 2 of the popular UKTV comedy 'The Cockfields' is filming on the Isle of Wight this week. Crews arrived on the Island on Sunday and will spend the week travelling around to a number of different locations, including Sandown,...

Ryde's Harbourmaster has quit in protest of a newly installed container which he says creates a safety issue by blocking a vital view of the immediate area, including the notoriously dangerous outer bank and harbour entrance. The container has been...

Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has spoken about her vision for Hampshire and Isle of Wight to be 2 of the safest counties in the country to live in and the priority actions she will be taking as part...

Beryl is expanding its e-scooter hire scheme on the Isle of Wight to include Sandown and Shanklin, it has been announced. This expansion will increase the overall fleet of e-scooters across the Island with an additional 25 e-Scooters. It comes...

A man who was verbally aggressive towards staff at a supermarket in Shanklin yesterday evening (Sunday) has been dealt with by means of a community resolution. Police responded to the Co-Op in Regent Street shortly before 17:30 after reports of...

A second legal challenge has been launched by Bembridge Harbour Trust, this time against the harbour authority, by means of a Judicial Review in the High Court. Bembridge Harbour Trust (BHT) is a local charity with the objective of protecting...