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Major road improvement work will take place in the Upper High Street, Newport, in the New Year - but the message is that businesses will be open as normal. The work will see the Upper High Street closed between its...

Shoppers in Newport can now have their favourite Southern Co-op products delivered to their door in as little as 20 minutes as part of a new partnership with Deliveroo.

A “shocking” recent spate of Isle of Wight pharmacy burglaries created “great concern” for contractors and the public, an NHS boss has told councillors. NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight director of primary care and local care James Roach gave...

A commitment to preventing domestic abuse and improving outcomes for victims has been endorsed by the Isle of Wight Council, subject to councillor recommendations.

Alverstone Station on the Isle of Wight remains a well-preserved reminder of the Island’s rural railway past. The station opened on Monday, 1st February 1875, as part of the Newport to Sandown line, serving 19th century farmers, residents and day-trippers....

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has said the Government’s announcement of the 2026–27 police funding settlement, delivered just days before Christmas, is a bitter blow to policing and communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Wessex Cancer Support is inviting the public to donate new, unwanted Christmas gifts as part of its Unwanted Gift Amnesty, running from 30th December to 30th January.

Solent Beds & Furniture has launched its biggest ever Winter Sale, with major savings both in-store and online this festive season.

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery Christmas draw (26th December 2025) are…

80 years ago, Islanders greeted Christmas Day 1945 with gratitude, relief and a heartfelt sense of returning normality.