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During this period of uncertain times, Stag Lane Motors are offering a FREE breakdown and recovery service to any NHS staff, key worker or vulnerable person if...
Islanders who are due to take their cars to the garage for an MOT from 30th March have been granted a 6-month extension – meaning no vehicle will need to...
Islanders will soon be able to spend more using contactless technology as the spending limit for such card payments is being increased from £30 to £45 from 1st...
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has written to the 3 ferry companies to request that they now begin communicating with each other to put resilience plans in place...
The former Sandown Town Hall could face major regeneration from the Isle of Wight Council as it submits plans to transform a listed building into 11...
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has confirmed the Government’s £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and...
35-year-old Craig Nathan Knowles has pleaded guilty to undertaking 3 robberies on a shop in Sandown at the end of last year. Knowles, of no fixed abode but...
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has been assured by the Government that it is listening to the Island’s concerns over ferries and medical supplies. Speaking in the...
UK Oil & Gas PLC has announced that it has filed a planning application with the Isle of Wight Council for the appraisal drilling and flow testing of the...
Let’s take a moment away from the Coronavirus and take a scroll through some of our Readers’ photos from the past week.
“We are doing all we can to protect you” — that is the message from the leader of the Isle of Wight Council today (Friday) as he moves to reassure...
The Isle of Wight Council is introducing some measures on the Cowes Floating Bridge to reduce the level of risk to staff and users. With effect from Monday...
A winery could be joining the Isle of Wight Distillery at the Wishing Well site at Pondwell. Vines have already been planted by Rosemary Vineyard and have...
The RSPCA is reassuring animal lovers that it is continuing to rescue and rehome animals on the Isle of Wight despite the coronavirus outbreak. The animal...
The winning numbers in this week’s big IW Lottery draw (20th March 2020) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 8723 £100.00 13009 £100.00 2922 £100.00 10410 £100.00...
