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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...

Businesses on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to enter the prestigious Rural Business Awards before tomorrow (Friday). The Rural Business Awards, supported by Amazon, is the only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses. Entries are...

Rural groups have joined forces to call for an amendment to the Highways Act 1980 which would improve safety on the public rights of way network following a spike in livestock-related deaths. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), National...

Wightlink, which brought England’s first hybrid energy ferry into service in 2018, has been recognised for its achievements in sustainable energy by Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the country’s maritime sector.  The Portsmouth-based ferry company is a finalist in...

The Isle of Wight Council says they are removing a ticket machine in the West Wight due to repeated vandalism. From tomorrow (Friday), the pay and display machine will be removed from the car park at Broadway in Totland. Motorists...

A 17-year-old girl is being forced to seek private treatment on her tonsils – which at times make it hard to breathe – after the NHS said it would not fund their removal. The girl’s mother, Elizabeth Collings, said her...

Historic England has revealed the historic sites most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development by publishing the Heritage at Risk Register 2020. The register provides an annual snapshot of the critical...

Brading Downs will be closed to all traffic today (Thursday) to enable camera crews to continue filming for The Beast Must Die. As part of an 11-week shoot on the Isle of Wight, Brading Downs Road will be closed between...

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 5th October – Friday 9th October 2020   • Daniel David Kilshaw, 39, of Quay Street in Newport, was ordered...

The average age of hospital patients dying as a result of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight is 85 and the oldest person to recover from the virus was 100, according to a report from the Isle of Wight NHS...