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Newport Nursery - part of the Tops Day Nurseries family - has decided to provide only vegetarian or vegan snacks and lunches to staff members as part of efforts to protect the environment. The Isle of Wight centre is already...

The Food Warehouse could soon be opening in Newport if planning permission is granted by the Isle of Wight Council. Permission is being sought to change the use of the former PC World premises on Wakes Retail Park to include...

An industrial estate, a block of shops, homes and a copse are among a mix of Island lots being sold in Clive Emson’s Spring auction. A light industrial estate, with 8 units, has a freehold guide of £350,000-400,000 and is...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has said that they are open to discussions with the Island's MP and the Office for Road and Rail over initial plans to extend the commercial railway from Smallbrook to Newport. Bob Seely MP...

Co-operative colleagues on the Isle of Wight are gearing up for more eco-friendly funerals as 2 new vehicles will cut carbon emissions in half. A new hybrid hearse and limousine were delivered to The Co-operative Funeralcare branches on the Isle...

6 Island schools were upgraded or refurbished by the Isle of Wight Council last year — and many more are set to benefit from millions of pounds of government funding. In total, almost £2million was invested by the council in...

Gritters will be hitting the Island's road network from 04:00 on Tuesday morning. Island Roads have taken the decision to treat major routes as a precautionary measure. Motorists are being reminded to drive carefully and according to the road conditions.

CycleWight says they have become increasingly concerned about the state of the National Cycle Network (NCN) on the Island, with little done to maintain let alone upgrade local routes. The cycle route from Ryde to Newport via Wootton has been...

The bus depot shortly after closure. Photo: Editor5807 / Public domain The former bus depot in the heart of Ventnor town could be demolished and replaced with 2 shops and 10 flats. A planning application has been submitted to the...

The Home Office has spent just over £55,000 on 67 new tasers for police officers working across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. As part of a £10million government investment in policing, £6.5million of the centrally funded money for vital...