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18,400 employees and 6,500 self-employed individuals across the Isle of Wight have been supported by the UK Government through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), latest figures reveal. The CJRS and SEISS schemes are run by HM Revenue...

As we approach the August bank holiday, Islanders are being reminded to ensure they order their repeat prescriptions in good time. Next Monday (31st August) is a bank holiday and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is also reminding you...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team are pleading to both Islanders and holidaymakers to not climb, or jump off, the groyne on Ventnor beach. During Ventnor's recent coastal safety patrols alongside their extremely busy year of call-outs, Coastguard Rescue Officers have had to...

The former chair of the St Helens Primary School Parent Teachers Association (PTA), William Egan, is to appear in court accused of committing fraud to the value of nearly £9,000. Mr Egan, 33, now of Gordon Street in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,...

Bembridge Parish Council has confirmed the completion of 'Project Pod' - the first public highway installation on the Isle of Wight of a new state of the art Dual Electric Vehicle Charging Point. The new Pod is situated outside the...

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has suspended a public consultation on the future of the harbour until next year, it has been announced. CHC launched a public consultation earlier this summer to ascertain stakeholders’ initial views about a potential combining of...

The Island Line train service is suspended this weekend to enable engineering works on the network. Network Rail has begun work on improving the railway line between Ryde and Shanklin ahead of the arrival of new trains later this year,...

WightSAR - the Island's volunteer search and rescue team - are appealing for donations after their Incident Control Vehicle broke down this week.  **Click here to donate** Their 2008 Mercedes Sprinter was returning from an incident in Ryde - where...

Our readers have been busy again this week! Curlew with a Crab for breakfast at Yarmouth. Photo by Geoff Simmons 'Cyclops' our red sunflower is growing rapidly (around 4in a day). Now over 8 foot tall. Will soon need a...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 10th – Friday 14th August 2020 • Daniel Robert Lee, 27, of School Street in Ryde, was given a...