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Plans to build a new Isle of Wight records office at Westridge are on hold due to budget pressures. Talks had been ongoing between the National Archive and the Isle of Wight Council to provide a new premises for the...

An 'error' by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning department involving floodlights for Newport’s new football ground has led to another application being submitted. Plans for the new football ground, by the Racecourse Roundabout in Whippingham, had been approved but...

It's Friday the 13th and here is our weekly round-up for all the photographs sent into us during the past 7 days.  The sinking sun provided a beautiful backdrop to Mermaid and Stag Rocks at Freshwater (Joelle Moore) I believe...

A medieval treasure unearthed by an Isle of Wight metal detectorist is now on display at the Museum of Island History at Newport Guildhall. The 15th-century gold ring was discovered by Matthew Shaw while metal detecting in the parish of...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is calling on the Island’s business community for their reaction to budget steps announced on Wednesday (11th March) to mitigate against the effects of Coronavirus. The Chancellor announced a multi-billion pound package of measures...

The Environment Agency has cordoned off part of the beach at Ryde due to deep sink holes appearing in the sand. The holes have appeared around the Environment Agency's Cornwall Slip pumping station and outfall. A member of the public...

UKSA, the non-profit maritime charity, has announced that another significant donation has been pledged to the organisation, following on from the announcement of the single largest donation in UKSA’s 30-year history last month (February). UKSA’s CEO Ben Willows says: “We...

Island schools should stay open the Isle of Wight Council has stressed — although they say the situation is ‘rapidly changing’. Schools are being advised and updated daily by the Department for Education about the ongoing COVID-19 situation — which...

The number of people sleeping rough on the Island has reduced significantly, according to new figures. 11 people were recorded as sleeping rough on the Island's streets during the government's 2019 annual count, which took place over one night in...

The winning numbers in this week’s big IW Lottery draw (13th March 2020) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 473 £100.00 9181 £100.00 11293 £100.00 13896 £100.00 11200 £100.00 10019 £100.00 1059 £100.00 14056 £100.00 7534 £100.00 12092 £100.00 6404