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GOVERNMENT UNVEILS NEW ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY TO CUT DEATHS AND INJURIES BY 65%
The Government has launched its first Road Safety Strategy in over a decade, aiming to cut the number of deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035.
Read moreDetailsINQUEST CONCLUDES MAN LINKED TO ARSON SPREE IN EAST COWES DIED FROM OVERDOSE
57-year-old Clive South, who was the prime suspect for a series of arson attacks in East Cowes, took his own life by consuming a cocktail of drugs, an inquest has concluded.
Read moreDetailsRENTERS REFORM 2026: CHARLIE PANAYI TO HOST PUBLIC EVENT ON BIGGEST CHANGES IN DECADES
Isle of Wight property specialist Charlie Panayi is set to host a public event in Newport next week, offering insight into the sweeping changes due to arrive under the Renters Reform Bill in 2026.
Read moreDetailsPOPULAR BEAT THE HEAT CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT RETURNING TO RYDE CASTLE
Just weeks remain to sign up for the eagerly anticipated Beat the Heat quiz night.
Read moreDetailsNEW YEAR’S DAY BABIES MARK A JOYFUL START TO 2026 ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
4 babies were welcomed into the world at St Mary’s Hospital on New Year’s Day, it has been confirmed.
Read moreDetailsINNOVATIVE FAMILY COURT MODEL EXPANDS TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT TO BETTER PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Thousands more children will receive swifter justice, access better support and be shielded from further trauma as a new family court model is expanded to the Isle of Wight. Today (Tuesday), Baroness Levitt KC has confirmed that the Pathfinder family...
Read moreDetailsDENTAL WOES, MENTAL HEALTH GAPS AND AMBULANCE FEARS IN LATEST HEALTHWATCH REPORT
Access to dental treatment, mental health support and concerns over potential changes to the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have dominated feedback from residents, according to Healthwatch Isle of Wight's latest monthly intelligence report.
Read moreDetailsREGION’S COUNCILS STAND FIRM AGAINST ELECTION DELAY PROPOSAL FROM GOVERNMENT
Council leaders across the region are in agreement that they have no plans to ask for next year’s local elections to be postponed.
Read moreDetailsISLAND ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS SEE SUCCESS WITH ATLAS AND WIGHTLINK LINK-UP
Small businesses in the Island holiday lettings trade are benefitting from a link-up between Wightlink and an Isle of Wight travel company. It’s not easy being a small tourism reliant business in the current economy but now Ryde based business...
Read moreDetailsMEN RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGE OVER SERIOUS SEPTEMBER ASSAULT IN NEWPORT
The alleged victim was treated for a broken jaw and eye socket...
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