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Wightlink’s oyster nurseries are already proving a haven for rare marine wildlife. Experts from the Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) found a critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at Wightlink’s Lymington ferry port while inspecting the site recently. Nurseries containing hundreds...

Police were alerted to a 5ft snake slithering around in Sandown this afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday). Officers have shared this photograph of the snake, which was found in the Perowne Way area of the town. It's thought to have escaped...

As schools return for the new term, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding working parents they could save up to £2,000 per child per year to pay towards after-school clubs and other childcare services. Around 190,000 families in the...

Oil, petrol and even dog mess have been carried into gardens in Wootton as homeowners face an onslaught of water running into their gardens and ponds. A problem that has been going on for years now has quite literally resurfaced...

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce is backing next year's Diamond Races event as good for business and good for Island jobs. At its recent board meeting, there was total support for the proposed new motorcycle time-trial event, which...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is calling on its 750,000 customers, who are already signed up to receive additional assistance during a power cut, to check that their details are up to date. Through the distribution network operator’s Priority...

Legal action is not being ruled out by the Isle of Wight Council as it tries to sort out problems with the Floating Bridge — or ‘Wight Elephant’ as some have dubbed it. In a report to go before a...

The Isle of Wight Council has issued an update on the current situation with the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge, but no date for its return has been set. The latest suspension of the chain ferry follows on from a period...

The number of incidents of fly-tipping dealt with by Island Roads has soared by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic, according to official figures. Between October and December last year, 110 incidents were dealt with by the highways team across the...

Hampshire Constabulary has officially launched its Hants SNAP scheme aimed at using submitted footage of dangerous incidents to protect road users across the region. The scheme has been through a near year-long pilot from August last year to June this...