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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) landed another punch on 1950s women last week with the announcement of changes to Pension Credit rules. These are the women waiting up to an extra 6 years for their State Pension –...

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Council for British Archaeology, Red Funnel and GO Outdoors have launched a guide to fossil hunting on the Isle of Wight to celebrate the rare finds that have nestled on the Island for...

UPDATED: A £500 reward is being offered for the return of professional tools which were stolen from a property in Shalfleet last night (Sunday). Sarah Green has turned to social media to help trace down her tools and is urging...

A campaigning Isle of Wight Councillor has secured a commitment from Southern Vectis that there will, after all, be no change to either the timetable or the route for the number 38 bus in Newport. Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport...

Residents are being invited to give their views on a proposed new name for Calbourne Parish Council. The Isle of Wight Council has received a request asking to officially change it to Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Parish Council. While it’s...

The Isle of Wight Council has issued a warning about African Swine Fever (ASF), which is spreading in Europe and has also been found in China. AFS is a highly contagious, incurable disease. It is not transmittable to humans and...

On the same day that it has been announced that the Black Arrow Rocket is to be returned to UK after 48 years, Wight Aviation Museum announces the Rocket Island Project. Black Arrow was built at Saunders Roe (now GKN)...

The ongoing uncertainty of Brexit is threatening the final chapter of a complex rescue and rehabilitation effort for 2 lions due to be rehomed at the Isle of Wight Zoo. Previously forced to perform in a circus, the 5-year-old brothers,...

More than 7,600 people in the South East have signed up to the government’s new saving account – Help to Save – depositing over £790,000. A new tool in the HMRC app is available which lets savers set their own...

A number of beach huts at The Duver in St Helens have been vandalised overnight. Rachel Sotunde has taken to Facebook to let owners know that the seaside huts have been broken into. Speaking with locals, Rachael says it is...