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Having completed 14 years at the helm of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway as the General Manager, Peter Vail has announced his decision to step down and retire. Within the heritage railway movement Peter is possibly one of the...

New Ryde Mayor Michael Lilley spoke out about poverty on the Isle of Wight and set out his vision for his year in office at a meeting of the Ryde Society earlier this week. At the annual general meeting on...

Children in Ventnor are set to benefit from new play swings thanks to funding worth £6,000 from the Isle of Wight Council. The money will be used replace the swings, after old equipment failed health and safety inspections earlier in...

A unique and ‘once in a lifetime’ business opportunity has arisen through the Island's rural property specialists, BCM, as the award-winning Vintage Vacations goes up for sale. Without a doubt Vintage Vacations Airstream caravan holidays is one of the UK’s...

Shane Richie - better known as Alfie Moon from BBC 1's Eastenders - has been filming on the Isle of Wight today (Wednesday). The all-round performer travelled across the Solent with Wightlink earlier on today. Richie has been spotted at...

A mechanical issue with a propeller on Wightlink's St Clare car ferry has forced the cross-Solent operator to introduce a revised timetable on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route from tomorrow (Thursday). Customers travelling between Thursday 23rd May and Saturday 1st June may...

Morrisons is seeking permission from the Isle of Wight Council to build a 'garden centre' at its recently refurbished store in Lake, even though it has already been built. A retrospective planning permission application has been submitted by Peacock +...

Photo: Cllr Ian Ward Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely attended Shanklin Chine on Sunday (19th May) to remember the heroism of military personnel during D-Day landings. The event, organised as part of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, was...

Mountbatten has announced that Dee Curless is the first end of life community nurse specialist on the Isle of Wight to be presented with the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Consultant Nurse Dee has cared for Islanders who are approaching...

The Isle of Wight Council is confident standards at one of its care homes will improve very quickly after it was rated as ‘requires improvement’ by inspectors. Following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection at The Gouldings in Freshwater last...