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New research and analysis from Green New Deal UK has found that investment into green infrastructure, energy, research and development, digital infrastructure and social care on the Isle of Wight could replace all jobs permanently lost due to Covid-19. This...

Wootton's Tesco Express store will close its doors on Sunday evening to enable the start of refurbishment works which will last over a month. The supermarket giant has confirmed that the High Street store will close at 18:00 on Sunday...

Property developer Barratt Homes has teamed up with Artspace Interiors to create a virtual walk-through of its fantastic new show home at St George’s Gate. The 5 star housebuilder has worked with Client Service Manager Lydia Graham, to showcase the...

A Ventnor Town Councillor has teamed up with the Isle of Wight Council to successfully secure European funding to assess the available options for combatting the seaweed plaguing Ventnor Haven. Town Councillor, Colm Watling, hopes that the project could assess...

An off-road diversion for walkers, cyclists and horse riders will now be provided when the cycle track from Sandown is closed at the start of May. The popular track will be closed between Sandown's Golf Links Road and the Alverstone...

Pressure is mounting on Conservative Isle of Wight Council Leader Dave Stewart to share his stance on the closure of rural schools ahead of next month’s elections. Councillor Stewart is the only Island party leader who has not opposed the...

More than 300 comments have been left on a planning application to build holiday lodges on protected woodland in Bembridge. The applicant’s consultants have branded the ‘organised campaign’ against the plan, for 2x 1-bedroom lodges off Love Lane, ‘bordering on...

Uber Eats has confirmed that it is expanding its service on the Isle of Wight to include Ryde! Those living and working in the town will soon benefit from the delivery service, which has been in operation in Newport since...

A pod of around 20 dolphins were spotted happily splashing around off the east coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Monday). Martin Woodward, a well-known local diver and former lifeboat coxswain, sighted the mammals off Bembridge. Martin says:...

A prominent corner building in Sandown, which has been stood empty for many years, and branded an 'eyesore' by residents, is being auctioned. The long-empty property has a guide price of £300,000-plus and is among 135 lots listed by regional...