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The exceptional achievements of Platform One College of Music were celebrated on Tuesday as the independent college was awarded the prestigious silver BTEC Award for BTEC College of the Year 2021. Platform One, which is 20 years old this year,...

Anyone aged over 18 can now walk-in for their first or second COVID-19 vaccination at The Riverside Vaccination Centre in Newport. Clinics are being held every day of the week between now and the end of the month, at varying...

A new draft of the Island Planning Strategy is set to be agreed for public consultation by councillors and will set the framework for many major planning decisions for years to come.  With policies that will affect the environment, housing,...

A new £860,000 homeless assessment hub will open its doors next week, providing specialist support to those most in need. The assessment hub will help vulnerable people avoid sleeping rough by providing a roof over their head, providing tailored support...

A pilot service that currently supports the wellbeing of young people aged 5 to 19 in 8 Island schools, will expand to all schools from next year. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Barnardo’s and the Isle of Wight Youth...

A 27-year-old from Newport has been banned from driving for 12 months after testing positive for drugs following a crash in Cowes last year - a crash which led to his leg being amputated. Joel Prior, of Parkhurst Road, was...

The Isle of Wight Council has slammed a petition which calls on the authority to get planning permission to make the proposed changes to Ryde Esplanade. The authority says those who started the petition have misinterpreted the planning process it...

A councillor’s retrospective planning application has been granted after stables were built nearly double the size approved. The committee stressed, however, it was not a code of conduct hearing so it would be basing the decision solely on planning merits. Councillor...

A sewage leak near the River Yar in Alverstone has been stopped, but repair work is still ongoing today (Wednesday). Southern Water has confirmed that the spill was stopped yesterday and that they are continuing to work closely with the...

The owners of the Melbourne Ardenlea in Shanklin, which was forcibly closed by the Isle of Wight Council last week, say they will fight the 'groundless' allegations that the hotel's gas and electrical supply is unsafe. As first reported by...