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10 small and medium-sized businesses based in the Solent region - including 2 from the Isle of Wight - have been awarded a £1,600 grant to help respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Santander COVID-19 Small Business...

Letter to the editor – 13th October 2020 I am writing to you to try and raise the profile of an issue people on the Isle of Wight are facing on a daily basis. People are being prevented from getting...

The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service will change names and will be predominantly commanded from the mainland from April next year, in one of the biggest shake-ups of the fire service in over 70 years. A new logo design has...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (16th October 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 6084 £100.00 6045 £100.00 15269 £100.00 15970 £100.00 7818 £100.00 16105 £100.00 11789 £100.00 12155 £100.00 11959 £100.00 943 £100.00 11114

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 20/01309/CLEUD...

A Hampshire police officer has been stabbed several times whilst attending a concern for welfare call in Southampton. The officer was deployed to check on the welfare of a man living at an address on Portswood Road in the city...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has received more than 54,800 claims from customers using a new online portal which allows workers to claim tax relief for working at home. Launched on 1st October, the online portal is simple to use...

Businesses in the South East - including the Isle of Wight - have benefited from more than £7.4billion of government support to protect and support jobs across the region, according to new figures released today (Thursday). More than 184,000 loans...

20 people in Cowes are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The Nodes Road neighbours netted the windfall when PO31 8AB was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Thursday 15th...

Diabetes Group Isle of Wight are holding a free Zoom event from 12:30 to 13:00 on 20th October to support residents and answer questions they may have. The Diabetes Group IOW is hosting Liz Whittingstall and Tracey Porteous from the...