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An Isle of Wight Councillor has taken his campaign to address global warming and climate change directly to Parliament. The Whitehouse Consultancy, owned and led by Isle of Wight Councillor, Chris Whitehouse, arranged a major briefing event in the Palace...

Almost £20,000 has been granted to Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) by the Department for Transport. The life-saving charity will use the £19,707 from the Inshore and Inland Rescue Boat Fund to purchase a newer launch tractor to replace...

This page contains details of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for which the consultation period commences on or after the Friday of publication. Clicking each link will take you through to the application where planning documents...

Digital and online Isle of Wight Council services will be unavailable this weekend due to essential data centre works. The work will impact all internal and external systems including council websites, networks, wi-fi and telephone services. Critical and emergency-type services...

Visit Isle of Wight is looking for your suggestions for a Tourism Superstar for 2019. The competition, run by the Daily Mirror in conjunction with Visit England, saw Red Funnel's Jim O'Reilly voted the UK's Tourism Superstar 2018, sweeping the...

Passengers will find it easy to travel across the Isle of Wight this Christmas Day - thanks to special services from Southern Vectis. The operator has just announced its festive timetable - including extended services to help get local people...

Islanders are being made aware that a range of routine primary care appointments are now available most evenings during the week and in the mornings on Saturdays across the Isle of Wight, thanks to a government-led initiative. The appointments that...

Fixed Link campaigner Carl Feeney has stated that he’s lifting both the time and donation limit to raise funds for the 'Solent Freedom Tunnel' viability study, proposed by infrastructure giant ARUP. The time limit for fundraising was originally set as...

The iconic former Isle of Wight paddle steamer PS Ryde/Ryde Queen has been saved from a uncertain future and the risk of being scrapped. Lisa-Marie Turner and her team have now entered into a contract to purchase the dilapidated vessel...

The number of addresses on the Isle of Wight that ambulance crews will not attend without Police officers present is the lowest in the country, figures have revealed. Just 9 addresses out of 70,000 residential properties on the Island are...