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A member of the Isle of Wight Council has issued a 'stay at home' message to his town of Ventnor. Despite the government’s self-isolation guidelines, people in the town have been spotted out and about when they have tested positive...

Following his recent victory to persuade the Government to scrap the controversial algorithm that dictated the scale and location of housebuilding on the Isle of Wight, Bob Seely MP has taken further steps to protect the Island’s green fields from...

St Mary's Hospital can now give younger patients a much better experience when they are rushed into hospital thanks to the opening of a new paediatric emergency department. With around 8,000 paediatric attendances to the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and...

The Government has confirmed that Islanders aged 70 and over, as well as the clinically vulnerable, will start receiving their COVID-19 vaccination invitations from this week. With over 3.8 million people in the country already vaccinated, including over half of...

An Isle of Wight councillor has described the latest wave of coronavirus cases hitting the Island like a tsunami as every single aspect of the authority has been impacted. In an effort to get the Island up and running again...

The NHS in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are urging people with liver disease to take up the offer of having their free flu vaccine to help protect themselves. Having liver disease weakens your immune system and may limit...

"The law is the law - it really is as simple as that!" say Police, who seized a car for a series of motoring offences in Lake yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Officers from the Joint Operations Unit conducted a stop check...

The Isle of Wight's adult population should be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September, a Government minister has confirmed. With the COVID-19 vaccination programme picking up pace and proceeding without hinderance, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has confirmed that all adults in...

Controversial parking charges will be introduced to esplanades in Cowes and Gurnard after the Isle of Wight Council approved changes. Income generation schemes, approved as part of the budget last year, will now be implemented in areas across the Island:...

Apply now for funding - that's the message from the Isle of Wight Council as it relaunches its 'connect4communities' programme to help ensure children and young people on the Island do not go hungry this winter. So far a financial...