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The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have welcomed new Government measures to tackle fly-tipping, but landowners and farmers have warned that new fines for householders who pass their waste to a rogue ‘man and van’ for disposal are just...

A highly successful event has taken place aimed at encouraging organisations and businesses to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant aims to help members of the armed forces community have the same access to government...

The Isle of Wight Council is again teaming up with the Salvation Army to provide a night shelter for homeless people this winter. As per last year, the local authority has partnered with the Island charity to ensure people at...

37-year-old Robert Catlin of Crossway in Bembridge admitted attempting to meet a 14-year-old child following grooming and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child when he appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday). The...

New funding of £400,000 has been received from NHS England to help support GPs and their practices on the Island improve their ability to deliver the best possible care for their patients. The funding, which is part of a £3million...

The Red Box Project Isle of Wight has thanked Councillor Michael Lilley for proposing a motion at last Wednesday’s Isle of Wight Full Council Meeting to support the Red Box Project and to raise awareness of Period Poverty on the...

UPDATED: The Wessex Cancer Trust 'Daisy Bus', which transports Isle of Wight cancer patients from Southsea to the Queen Alexandra Hospital, is currently out of action. Serious staff illness means that the vital transportation link in Portsmouth has been curtailed...

"The whole way that Mr Thorpe's company structures are built around the statutory Harbour Company need to become more transparent to gain public confidence" - that is the message from the general trade union GMB Southern. Regional secretary for the...

Ryde Inshore Rescue's brand new lifeboat will be welcomed on station at Appley later today (Tuesday), ready to begin her operational career as a search and rescue asset helping those in peril on the sea. The new Ryde Rescue 1...

The green light has been given to proceed to consultation on the new draft Island Planning Strategy. This will set out a vision for how the Isle of Wight will develop in the future up to 2035. Subject to it...