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Nearly a tenth of Year 6 pupils did not get the first choice secondary school they wanted — with 2 schools oversubscribed, figures for secondary school allocations has revealed. Families found out this week whether their child would move up...

The Isle of Wight Council's Rights of Way team has had to block access to Brook Beach this afternoon (Thursday) due to land slippage. The access ramp from the National Trust car park at Brook - part of Public Footpath...

Over £100million worth of fraud — often targeting vulnerable and elderly customers — has been prevented through the Banking Protocol, a UK-wide scheme that enables bank branch staff to spot potential fraud victims and request an immediate police response. The...

An operation to prevent and disrupt criminal activity across the Isle of Wight has led to a number of drug seizures and arrests over the past 2 weeks. Response and Patrol Police officers have made no less than 6 arrests...

L to R: Gary Jeffries, Anne-Marie Mountifield, Brian Johnson At its Annual General Meeting recently the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) announced that for the financial year 2018/2019 its total investment reached close to £142 million for projects across the...

The Isle of Wight's destination management organisation, Visit Isle of Wight, has commented on the ongoing situation surrounding coronavirus. Island businesses and visitors are being urged to follow the guidelines laid down by health officials in a bid to help...

Kaiser Chiefs frontman and renowned coach on BBC TVs The Voice, Ricky Wilson, is set to formally welcome lion’s Kumba and Vigo into their new home at the Isle of Wight Zoo next month. The 2 rescued lion brothers recently...

Wendy Moses and Mark Fisher 10 lucky Isle of Wight residents have won a share of £300,000, thanks to playing People’s Postcode Lottery. The players in Sandown Road, Lake have won £30,000 each after PO36 9JL was announced as a...

Flybe has gone into administration, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights including those from Southampton Airport. Flights across the country were grounded late last night (Wednesday) with the company going into administration during the early hours of this...

The best thing that people can do to protect themselves and other people is to wash their hands regularly - that is the message from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust as they issue updated advice on coronavirus. With 87...