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Following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in December, the Isle of Wight Council’s adult social care community reablement and outreach service has been rated ‘good’ overall in all key areas. Inspectors rated the service, based in Sandown and working...

Caution over when to start encouraging tourists back to the Isle of Wight is being discussed as part of a gradual easing of restrictions. As COVID-19 infections drop across the country, government officials are expected to make an announcement on...

Rapid community testing is set to launch on the Isle of Wight next week in a bid to drive down coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission rates. People who don't have COVID-19 symptoms and can't work from home will soon be able to...

Midway through another month and we all need a bit of cheering up, so why not take a look through our weekly Readers' Gallery! Winter Walk In Quarr (helen Mcneill) Winter Walk In Newchurch (helen Mcneill) White Beauty In The...

Further traffic improvement works in Newport are to get underway shortly, with plans to make St George's Way 3 lanes wide between Coppins Bridge and the Matalan roundabout. An Isle of Wight councillor has revealed that ‘quite a significant diversion’...

Following weeks of preparation, the new Iceland department has opened inside The Range in Cowes today (Friday). The new selection will add fresh and frozen food to The Range’s already vast array of essentials, from pet supplies to cleaning products....

The vaccination hub in the Westridge Centre in Ryde has moved just metres away to a new and improved location in the former Waltzing Waters part of the building. NHS Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group and the North East...

A bid has been submitted by the Isle of Wight Council for lateral flow testing to be introduced for front-facing workers. The Department for Health and Social Care has yet to approve the council’s bid but the authority said it...

A semi-detached house in Ventnor has sold for £156,000 in an online auction bidding war. The freehold property at 29 Lowtherville Road went for £56,000 more than the guide price. It was among 104 lots listed in the first online...

A massive effort from hauliers and agencies involved in the Hampshire Local Resilience Forum, as well as successful EU Exit planning, means a key Brexit milestone will be reached earlier than planned. With 8 of the scheduled 12 weeks of...