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The finances of some of the Isle of Wight’s harbours have been drastically hit by COVID-19, it has been revealed. With fewer visitors, the loss of berthing income and lockdown to contend with, harbours controlled by the Isle of Wight...

Hampshire Constabulary has said that Police officers will not be preventing people from travelling from the mainland to the Isle of Wight, but that the force is working with ferry operators and partner agencies to ensure that the public is...

Residents have finally begun moving into the new £18million Ryde Village development but others are facing further delays due to a major issue with the site's planning permission, with solicitors warning against completing on purchases. The 9,000 sqm Ryde Village...

The COVID pandemic has caused diagnostic scanning on the Isle of Wight to fall behind  — with fewer scans taking place and more people being added to the waiting list. An investigation conducted by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit has...

Concerns about child abuse have soared since national lockdown measures were first introduced, the NSPCC has found – with the average monthly number of referrals from the charity’s helpline on the issue increasing by 81% in the South East. The...

State-of-the-art technology is bringing a new edge to the search and rescue work of HM Coastguard. Old copper-based cables are being replaced with fibre-based technology across 165 remote radio sites across the United Kingdom, which is understood to include St...

Supermarket vouchers, winter clothing and funding for utility bills are among the support now being offered to vulnerable families through the government’s COVID Winter Grant Scheme (CWGS), with the Isle of Wight Council receiving over £450,000 to support local residents....

Policing will receive up to £15.8billion to build back safer streets and cut crime, the Government has announced. The 2021/22 funding package will include over £400million to recruit 20,000 extra officers by 2023, building on the success of the first...

The Coastguard's Winter Coastal Safety Campaign, in partnership with the RNLI, is a reminder to us all that the coast and sea can be incredibly dangerous places – from rough winter seas to changing tides and unstable and eroding clifftop edges....

23-year-old Tyler Booth is back behind bars after receiving an 18-week prison sentence for driving whilst disqualified and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. Booth, from Shanklin, pleaded guilty to a number of charges when he appeared...