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Lack of investment in fire stations on the Isle of Wight has meant the buildings are considerably below the standards of those in Hampshire. That is according to a report that was read out in a public meeting of the...

Another GP surgery on the Isle of Wight is set to close — as doctors propose to turn it into a house. Yarmouth Surgery, on Station Road, part of the West Wight Medical Practice, is believed to be closed as...

The Isle of Wight Council is urging residents to ensure they follow official coronavirus guidance if they plan to mark celebratory events such as Halloween and Bonfire Night over the coming weeks. With Halloween and Bonfire Night on the horizon,...

A new affordable housing provider on the Island is due to release shared ownership homes for purchase at West Acre Park in Ryde later this month. The first 9 affordable homes are made up of 2 and 3-bedroom properties and...

Plans to turn a Ryde Esplanade favourite into a pool hall are one step closer. An application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council by Ronnie Keates, of Rocket Ronnie’s Pool Hall in Newport, to turn a former...

An official map released by the Government shows whereabouts on the Isle of Wight COVID-19 is being recorded. The map highlights hotspot areas based on the postcode of those who have tested positive in the 7-day period ending 14th October....

Vectis Hall in Melville Street, Ryde will be going under the digital hammer in an online-only timer auction by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson ending on 4th November. The property, which was built when Great Britain was at war...

33-year-old Joseph George Hughes has been given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, after a serious crash near Godshill earlier this year which resulted in a stolen car bursting into flames. Hughes appeared before the Isle of Wight...

Wightlink is operating a revised timetable on their Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry service over the next 3 days. The change in advertised sailings is to allow essential maintenance work to be completed on board one of the Wight-class ferries that operate...

Seaview residents are in uproar after a much-loved, 150-year-old oak tree was cut down on the orders of one of the world’s best-known private schools. The oak tree stood on land next to the public footpath which overlooks Seagrove Bay...