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Islanders locked down during the coronavirus crisis have been getting on their bikes, new figures reveal. Research has shown that in some parts of the Island, those taking up cycling has dramatically increased since government lockdown measures were introduced in...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has asked the government to recognise how Isle of Wight residents are serving the nation by trialling an NHS app. Rt Rev Christopher Foster was speaking in a virtual session of the House of Lords and...

A proposed cafe next to Yarmouth Common has been refused by the Isle of Wight Council. Plans to serve refreshments, cakes, and ice creams to those who use the Common from a restored shipping container, which included a bicycle parking...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are collaborating with HM Coastguard to ensure time-critical patients with an unknown coronavirus status are transferred to mainland hospitals as safely as possible. Utilising the larger AW189 Coastguard Rescue helicopter, Doctors and Specialist...

KFC in Lake will re-open for drive-thru orders only from tomorrow (Tuesday), it has been confirmed. The finger lickin’ good news comes just days after the Newport store was re-opened, with queues forming around the Coppins Bridge car park from...

Families struggling to get free school meals for their children during lockdown are having to resort to meals provided by the community. Nationally, some families have been missing out on the lunches their children are entitled to when they attend...

Hampshire Constabulary has announced the appointment of a new Assistant Chief Constable. ACC Maggie Blyth, who started her policing career with the force just 4 years ago, is returning to Hampshire after serving in the same role with Wiltshire Police....

Lynnbottom Tip reopened last week, but only taking certain types of rubbish, meaning household waste has been starting to pile up for some. Instances have been occurring across the Island where black bin bags full of household rubbish have been...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is supporting the Mental Health Foundation’s (MHF) message that showing kindness to others is good for our own mental health and wellbeing too. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (18th-24th May), the MHF, who...

A development for more houses along Noke Common has been rejected by the Isle of Wight Council. The application, submitted by Noke Common Dairy, would demolish the outbuildings, barns and storage units to build 9 houses — but has now...