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Those heading in and out of the village of St Helens face a lengthy diversion from the start of next month as Island Roads look set to close Carpenters Road for a period of 4 weeks. Work on a small...

Police are appealing for information after a 20-year-old man was robbed whilst walking along Tennyson Road in Freshwater on Saturday (24th August). The man reported that 3 boys approached him sometime between 17:30 and 17:35 before making demands for him...

Newport and Carisbrooke Parish Council has organised a public meeting to discuss the Island Planning Strategy Review under which it is proposed to build extra 3,695 houses in Newport and Carisbrooke over the next 15 years. Some 38% of the...

Isle of Wight residents are being reminded that the next phase of a road improvement scheme is due to start on Fishbourne Lane at the beginning of September. Work to reconstruct and resurface the main road, one of the key...

The organisation that plans and buys NHS health services on the Isle of Wight has welcomed a new permanent Managing Director. Alison Smith has taken on the senior leadership role for the Isle of Wight NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)....

A recruitment drive to get more people involved in supporting children and families on the Island has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council. Volunteers already play a crucial role in supporting young offenders and children in care and...

Small shop owners on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged by MP Bob Seely to enter the UK’s Best Small Shop competition 2019. The competition celebrates not only the commitment and creativity of entrepreneurial independent retailers but also the...

Folk legend Julie Felix revisited the summer of '69 on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Tuesday) as preparations for this weekend's Million Dollar Bash festival go into overdrive. The Bash, to be held at the County Showground on Saturday, is...

The RMT Union has instructed guard and driver members working across the South Western Railway network to take strike action later this week, but Island Line will be unaffected by this. Trains across the region will be delayed or cancelled...

With a recent move to new larger offices, Wootton-based Brightbulb Design continue their expansion with the appointment of Shane Smith and Adam Hayles to their design and creative team. Adam joins the Graphic Design team and is well known to...