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Retailers and shoppers across the Isle of Wight are sure to be welcoming today's news that the contactless transaction limit is being increased from £45 to £100 - and it's all possible thanks to Brexit. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic,...

Another major traffic scheme, which is set to last 6 months right through the busy Summer season, will begin in Newport next week. St George's Way is to be extended to include a third lane to help improve traffic flow...

NHS workers across the GP-led vaccination hubs on the Isle of Wight have said a big ‘thank you’ to all the volunteers who have helped roll-out the programme. Since the COVID-19 vaccination programme started in December, the role volunteers are...

Those on the Isle of Wight who have previously turned down the COVID-19 vaccine will be asked again, in case they have changed their mind. On the Island, the latest figures show 93% of the over-65 population have received their...

A 16-year-old girl held a 'gun' to the head of a Police officer and pulled the trigger before then striking the officer in the face, it has been revealed. The teenager from Ryde, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has revealed his 2021 Budget today (Wednesday) which includes a number of significant changes for Islanders. Taking to the floor of the House of Commons this lunchtime, Mr Sunak has outlined his 'budget for...

Bob Seely MP has written to the Government concerned about the situation faced by dentists and their patients across the Isle of Wight. In a letter to Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, Mr Seely has set out the problems faced by...

Motorists travelling through Arreton face delays over the next 6 weeks due to utility works in the area. 2-way temporary traffic lights have been erected on the main Sandown to Newport road this morning (Wednesday) to enable fibre connection work...

A report published by the Isle of Wight Council has seemingly cleared the previous Independent administration of any fault in respect of the troubled Floating Bridge No.6. In papers released this week, ahead of a meeting of the Isle of...

Increases in crematorium charges have been branded ‘scandalous’ and a ‘Tory plan to rip off the bereaved’. The Isle of Wight Council budget last week raised crematorium and cemetery charges by 7%— increasing the cost of some cremations to over...