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There we have it, January is complete. Here is a selection of your photos submitted to us over the past week.  Starling at Newtown (Linda Belcher) Snowdrops at Newchurch (Jane Holland) An old bit of rope at (Steven snary) Seagull...

Wightlink will be running a revised timetable next week to enable the ferry 'Wight Light' to have an engine replaced. The cross-Solent operator says that the Fishbourne-Portsmouth service will be disrupted between Monday 3rd and Friday 7th February inclusive. Engines...

Community-based mental health services on the Isle of Wight have improved, but staff morale remains low according to inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The health regulator has announced that Isle of Wight NHS Trust has taken action to...

The Isle of Wight Council has issued an update on the ongoing situation at Belgrave Road in Ventnor following the recent failure of a retaining wall and partial collapse of the road. While the upper wall has shown recent signs...

2 rescued lion brothers have moved into a brand new lion house at the Isle of Wight Zoo on Sandown seafront. Complete with a heated sleeping area, the new accommodation also features specially reinforced full-height windows which allow the public...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has partnered with YES Energy Solutions, a Community Interest Company, to launch a free service that provides impartial energy efficiency advice, and is calling on its customers to visit ssen.co.uk/energyadvice to sign up. In...

The number of missions completed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) increased from 1,429 in 2018 to 2,262 in 2019 - an increase of 58%. Of the 2,262 missions responded to, 640 (28% of them were...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (31st January 2020) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13972 £100.00 13749 £100.00 3467 £100.00 1535 £100.00 530 £100.00 9569 £100.00 10800 £100.00 12908 £100.00 12939 £100.00 1351 £100.00 15798

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. New Applications Application...

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is once again looking to appoint 2 new Commissioners to serve on the independent Board of the Trust Port of Cowes, one of the busiest leisure harbours in the UK. Each year, the Commission conducts a...