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Businesses across the Isle of Wight should receive grant payments of up to £25,000 to support them during the coronavirus crisis within a matter of days. The Business Secretary Alok Sharma has confirmed this evening (Wednesday) that local authorities up...

Increases to the National Minimum Wage across the board means that Islanders will, from today (Wednesday 1st April), see a boost to their wage packet. The coronavirus crisis has brought about a challenging time for all workers and business owners...

A teenager who was caught on camera abusing a Royal Mail postman has admitted common assault and criminal damage - and has apologised for the incident. Last week a video emerged on social media appearing to show a group of...

Parking charges across the Island are to be temporarily suspended by the Isle of Wight Council, it has been announced this morning (Wednesday). All council car parks and the majority of on-street parking spaces will be free of charge until...

Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is the first LEP in the country to immediately release urgent funds to be distributed to micro and small businesses in the Solent area through the Pay it Forward campaign via Crowdfunder. The impact of...

As people are told to lockdown and stay at home, fears have been rising for another vulnerable group in these worrying times — those suffering from domestic abuse. In the last week, Isle of Wight Police reported that 1 person...

Well done to those who twigged this was our April Fool's Day story for 2020! Thanks to our contributor Warren Whitmore for coming up with an original story idea. Dog walkers on the Isle of Wight have been warned to...

The Island’s Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon has today (Tuesday) announced that all NHS workers across the Isle of Wight will be welcomed to attend the next County Show free of charge. The first show was held in 1833 and during...

Organisers of Isle of Wight Pride 2020 have announced that this year's event has been cancelled - but will return again in 2021. The Trustees of Isle of Wight Pride have been monitoring the current unprecedented situation with the Coronavirus...

Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the restriction of movement, Southern Vectis has announced that are making further reductions to their timetables from tomorrow (Wednesday). A total of 6 routes are affected by the changes including Routes 1, 5,...