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Passengers will find it easy to travel across the Isle of Wight once again this Christmas Day - thanks to special services from Southern Vectis. The operator has just announced its festive timetable - including extended services to help get...

Special greetings cards with a pop-out star are being sent out to families who have lost a loved one this year to let their memories shine bright this Christmas. Residents are being invited to hang their stars on memory trees...

It’s never easy cancelling an event, let alone 2, but that is exactly what Arreton Barns had to do this season - now they are commenting on the reasons why they took a 'rain' check. Both the Sweetcorn Fayre in...

More than £300,000 of potential fraud was prevented in November thanks to a response scheme between banks and the police. The Banking Protocol trains bank staff to spot when someone is about to fall victim to a scam and try...

While people are busy decorating their homes for the festive period, the Isle of Wight Zoo has come up with a novel way for people to help with the finishing touches for a special new lion house built to home...

Students and staff at Cowes Enterprise College were delighted to welcome local general election candidates for a student-led Question Time for Climate Change event. Students at the school wrote and democratically selected questions on the environment, which were asked to...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has launched the Surviving Winter 2019-2020 campaign, to help tackle fuel poverty for older and vulnerable people struggling to keep warm across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight during wintertime. Those across...

CSW Group has been successfully awarded £3.4million from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for training the Solent workforce. The money available will be used to provide skills training at no cost to employers or employees. The training will take...

Bruce Theobald is returning to his role as head chef at the Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded Seaview Hotel, it has been announced. The Seaview Hotel secured a culinary first for the Isle of Wight when the restaurant was previously awarded a...

Ofsted has deemed HTP Apprenticeship College to be 'Good' in all areas of their provision, including the quality of education, leadership and management. A team of 8 inspectors recently paid a visit to the Newport-based college, over a period of...