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A petition to install 20mph speed limits in Brighstone will still be presented to the Isle of Wight Council, despite a top councillor saying it would not be determined until the end of the year. A campaign started in the...

A Sandown mum who drove to a local shop after a family BBQ whilst twice the drink drive limit has been disqualified from driving for 17 months. 28-year-old Connie Rose Hughes, from Sandown, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

Newchurch Moors Nature Reserve has been recognised as a Site of National Importance thanks to its population of scarce chaser dragonflies. Newchurch Moors Nature Reserve, located in the Eastern Yar Valley and owned by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife...

Firefighters from the Isle of Wight have been recognised for their compassion and skills in rescuing horses. The Island’s Animal Rescue Unit, based at Newport Fire Station, has been honoured with the British Horse Society’s Isle of Wight Equestrian Hero...

Isle of Wight Council planning officers have been praised for their decision- making, after almost 80% of their rulings were upheld by the Planning Inspectorate. However, one overturned decision cost the council more than £7,000. Latest figures from the council...

Visitors to St. Mary’s Hospital and the wider hospital grounds continue to be restricted to help protect patients and staff from COVID-19. Over recent weeks the number of people arriving at the hospital wanting to visit relatives and friends or...

A Newport man has been fined £80 for threatening to smash the windows of a popular bar in Ryde. 28-year-old Samuel Chisholm Bohn, of Mill Lane, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday where he admitted threatening to damage/destroy property - namely...

Hundreds of people have been caught not wearing a seatbelt by officers during a successful month of action by the Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police Joint Operations Unit. This saw officers highlighting the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt...

The Isle of Wight has reached another Covid-19 vaccination milestone, with more than 100,000 Islanders having received their first dose. Figures from NHS England published yesterday (Thursday) show, with the rollout of the vaccine now reaching teenagers, 102,255 first doses...

Summer schemes that provide food and activities to Island children who are eligible for free school meals will receive funding totalling more than £260,000. Members of the Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet approved 12 separate grant awards. The funding comes...