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The COVID-19 mobile testing station at 1Leisure Medina in Newport has now finished but will return again on Wednesday, it has been announced. Soldiers have moved the testing facility off the Island but will return to 1Leisure Medina on Wednesday...

The Isle of Wight Council says it has processed government grant payments totalling £29.9 million to 2,550 qualifying Island businesses as of today (Monday) - but it could be another few days until local businesses actually see the money. Business...

A once-secret Cold War nuclear bunker buried beneath St Boniface Down in Ventnor has been explored on camera for the first time in 12 years, revealing the deteriorating condition of the important historic site. The R1 ROTOR bunker was built...

B&Q in Newport has re-opened its doors for the first time in over a month this morning (Monday). Around 50 shoppers joined the queue earlier on in anticipation of stocking up on those items so desperately sought during the lockdown...

The Isle of Wight Council has approved plans to get more people into walking and cycling. The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) follows on from a national strategy to double the level of cycling by 2025, increase walking...

A new scheme to encourage key workers to choose cycling as their preferred mode of travel has got off to a flying start. Within a week of its launch, the Isle of Wight Council's Key Worker Cycle Scheme has given...

Check out this week's cheerful photographs taken by our readers around the Island.  A day outside at Newtown (Linda Belcher) Yellowhammer in flight at Chillerton (Linda Belcher) Yellowhammer at Chillerton (Linda Belcher) Wild garlic… at Steyne Wood (Jim Britton) Ventnor...

Developers admit they have run out of money for the conversion of the Frank James Hospital in East Cowes, with work stalling on the project. A design and access statement said: “The development has run out of money and cannot progress.”...

A former church in Bowcombe on the outskirts of Carisbrooke will become a house. Submitted by the Isle of Wight Methodist Church Circuit, Bowcombe Methodist Church, on Bowcombe Road, will become a 4-bedroom affordable house. The Isle of Wight Council...

Further residential development could take place at Noke Common as outline planning permission is sought for more houses in the area. The application, submitted by Nokes Common Dairy, would see outbuildings, barns and storage units demolished to build 9 houses...