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An Isle of Wight Council funded scheme that gives free cross-Solent travel to NHS patients with specific illnesses is being reviewed. The Cross Solent Travel Scheme is a discretionary, non-means tested measure providing financial support to NHS patients travelling to...

The Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Amey, is seeking views on recycling and waste services. The residents recycling and waste online survey is now open and will run until Friday 4th January 2019 and is an opportunity for...

From helping people buy their first home to government-funded top-ups for savers, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is supporting Talk Money Week and reminding taxpayers how the department can help boost their finances. Talk Money Week (formerly Financial Capability Week)...

Photo: Isle of Wight Council/Twitter Islanders stood side by side and fell silent on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month to commemorate those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War over 100...

The upgrade of Newport’s busy Riverway trading estate has been completed on schedule - despite losing time to this week’s stormy weather. Working overnight, Island Roads managed to make up some lost time - thanks in no small part to...

From a memorial which commemorates one of the oldest men to fight in the First World War who was determined to serve alongside his 4 sons, to a monument which marks one of the worst explosions in the history of...

Calshot RNLI's Atlantic 85 Lifeboat 'Max Walls' was tasked by HM Coastguard to a tender in difficulties at Newtown yesterday afternoon (Friday). The tender, with 1 person on board, had been washed onto the foreshore in rough conditions at Newtown...

UPDATED: A number of firefighters have been taken 'off the run' after failing a newly introduced fitness test, which has resulted in some fire appliances becoming unavailable across the Isle of Wight. Frontline members of the Isle of Wight Fire...

This is your weekly round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court over the past week. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are...

Police on the Isle of Wight are this week investigating 13 reports of damage caused to vehicles in East Cowes. The damage is believed to have been caused between 02:00 and 05:00 on Tuesday (6th November). Reports were received from...