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PATIENTS URGED TO PLAN AHEAD AS JUNIOR DOCTOR STRIKES SET TO IMPACT NHS SERVICES
Health leaders are warning of disruption across NHS services on the Isle of Wight and beyond as junior doctors begin 5 days of industrial action starting today (Wednesday).
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (8TH DECEMBER – 12TH DECEMBER)
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetailsNEAR-CONTINUOUS ROAD CLOSURES IN BINSTEAD TO CAUSE MAJOR DISRUPTION IN EARLY 2026
The result is near-continuous disruption for drivers using key routes between Binstead, Ryde and Wootton across the first 4 months of 2026...
Read moreDetailsMP ACCUSES RYDE NEIGHBOURHOOD BOARD OF ‘UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT’ OVER TOWN HALL DEAL
A row has erupted over the future of Ryde Town Hall, with Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson accusing the Ryde Neighbourhood Board of acting behind closed doors to influence the building’s sale - a claim strongly denied by...
Read moreDetailsTRIO OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SHINING BRIGHT FOR MOUNTBATTEN THIS DECEMBER
Ash Lane Christmas Lights in Gunville, which appeared on BBC’s The One Show last week, is one of several displays lighting up in aid of Mountbatten Isle of Wight this year.
Read moreDetailsTRIAL AGAINST GARRY OATES HALTED AMID ‘DIFFICULTIES’ – RE-TRIAL DATE SET FOR 2026
On the second day of the Crown Court trial against eco-campaigner Garry Oates, who is accused of injuring a car boot marshal back in 2021, the jury has been discharged.
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN HOTEL TARGETS INCREASED OCCUPANCY WITH ROOF TERRACE PLANS
An Isle of Wight hotel with panoramic views of the sea could be expanded with new sitting rooms and roof terraces.
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR KEBAB SHOP OWNER OBJECTS TO FLAT PLANS NEXT TO TAKEAWAY
A kebab shop owner has objected to plans for a new residential apartment next to his town centre takeaway.
Read moreDetailsINDEPENDENT ARTS LAUNCHES CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN TO KEEP NEWPORT CREATIVE HUB OPEN
Island-based charity Independent Arts has launched its Creatively Connected Christmas campaign, aiming to raise £8,000 to help keep its Creative Hub in Newport open.
Read moreDetailsRAIL DISRUPTION AND REDUCED SERVICES OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Islanders are being advised to check before they travel over the Christmas and New Year period, due to seasonal changes here on the Isle of Wight and major engineering work on the train network on the way to London.
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