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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has responded to the draft Environment Bill, which has been put before Parliament this week. This long-awaited legislation is vital, as we leave the EU, to secure essential environmental protections and measures to...

WightFibre’s Gigabit Island project continues apace with a further release of new premises in East Cowes. WightFibre has released a further 604 homes in East Cowes bringing the total to homes in East Cowes to 1,445. This new, ultrafast, future-proof,...

Patients who attend Beech Grove Surgery at Brading or its branch at Lake have just 7 days left to take part in a survey which could help shape the future of their primary care services. There’s a deadline of midnight...

A new brand of milk is being launched on Monday (21st October) in a bid to stop the dwindling number of dairy farmers on the Isle of Wight and give them a fair price for their produce. Isle of Wight...

Island organisations that run activities in the community for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs are being invited to apply for grants of up to £500 to support inclusion. The grant scheme is being run by the...

Following the success of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) Restart a Heart day last October, when over 1,000 people were trained in life-saving skills, the team has already smashed their 1,500 target...

Schools across the Isle of Wight are set to receive a funding boost next year following an announcement by Government on Friday (11th October) – and MP Bob Seely is delighted. Schools across England have been told how much additional...

It has been announced that Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon JP, has become Patron of Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. Her acceptance was received in May of this year, however, it was agreed that she settle...

With more and more uncertainty piling up after another unproductive round of negotiations with Brussels, people are starting to worry about how a no deal Brexit will affect their winter and half-term holidays. With less than a month until the...

HH Princess Olga Andreevna Romanov, the great-niece of Tsar Nicolas II, visited East Cowes yesterday (Sunday) to lay flowers at the town's memorial to the Russian family. Princess Olga, the president of the Romanov Family Association, was joined by Paul...