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Island residents are being reminded there is just one week to go to have their say on a consultation looking at potential changes to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme. The annual two-month consultation - part of the process to...

Morrisons in Newport and Lake have imposed restrictions on the number of items shoppers can now buy due to the start of another wave of panic buying. Earlier this year, in the days and weeks leading up to the national...

A high-tech process in which recycled material is used to resurface roads on the Island has reached a significant milestone. The work to improve Whitwell Road in Godshill will mean that 250,000 tonnes of recycled surface material – all taken...

South Western Railway’s Island Line depot team are celebrating success at the prestigious National Rail Awards 2020 as they have been Highly Commended in the Fleet Excellence category. The commendation is fitting recognition of the extraordinary work of the small...

The Isle of Wight Council's annual report — highlighting services, projects and achievements in 2019/20 — was formally presented by council leader Dave Stewart to Full Council last week. The report features highpoints and progress made against the corporate plan...

The NHS COVID-19 Test & Trace app, which was first trialled on the Isle of Wight, has been released nationwide this morning (Thursday). People across England and Wales are now being urged to download the app to help control the...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Barnardo’s and the Isle of Wight Youth Trust have collaborated to deliver 2 Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges across the Island early next year.  This new service is funded by NHS...

An extension to the Ryde’s Nicholson Road business park has been given the green light. At a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee, proposals from planning officers were approved to grant permission for the extension of Nicholson...

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 7th September – Friday 18th September 2020 (2 weeks) • Michelle Fisher, 36, of Overstand Close in Beckenham, London pleaded...

Firefighters from Newport have tackled a chimney fire at a property in Wootton this evening (Wednesday). 1 appliance was mobilised to an address on the High Street at around 18:00. As the weather changes and the nights draw in, Hampshire...