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Islanders over the age of 75 have been handed a reprieve as the BBC has announced that the end of the free TV licence has been pushed back. Changes to the TV licence for people aged over 75 had been...

The team behind Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill have taken the tough decision to postpone the opening of both parks this season and cancel upcoming events at Easter. In a statement issued this evening (Monday), Vectis Ventures have said that...

Bob Seely MP has said it is 'great news for the Island' that the Isle of Wight will feature in a new government trial looking at the use of drones as a way of transporting medical supplies. The testing forms...

Police are appealing for information relating to a burglary in Newchurch on Saturday, during which cash was stolen. Officers are investigating a report of a burglary at a property in the area of Harbors Lake Lane between 09:30 and 17:30...

Organisers of Smart Island Live, which was due to take place at the end of May, have postponed the event due to the developing situation with coronavirus. The event was planned to take place at CECAMM in East Cowes on...

A meeting of the Isle of Wight Council has been cancelled due to the ongoing pressures of coronavirus. The policy and scrutiny committee for health and social care was supposed to meet at 17:00 today (Monday 16th March), where items...

Plans are in place to develop Branstone Farm — the home of many Isle of Wight school trips. A joint project from Vectis Housing and the Isle of Wight Council could provide a potential 46 affordable houses for Island residents...

The annual Memorial Ploughing Match, which was due to take place in April, has been cancelled. Organisers have confirmed that the event, sponsored by Red Funnel and held in aid of WightAID, will not be taking place in 2020. A...

Proceedings turned sour at an Isle of Wight Council meeting this week when one councillor was branded a coward by another. During members’ questions at Tuesday's corporate scrutiny committee meeting, Cllr Geoff Brodie asked a question of the acting chair...

The site of the former petrol station and Central store on Victoria Street in Ventnor could be turned into 6 townhouses. In a planning application submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, Mr and Mrs Sampson have applied to turn...