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A landlord has been hit with more than £5,500 of fines and costs after he allowed a Ventnor family with 3 young children to live in dangerous and damp conditions. The Isle of Wight Council prosecuted Daniel John Tomlinson, of Park...

Police officers and other emergency service personnel who helped to save the lives of 2 people following a plane crash in Bembridge earlier this year have been recognised for their efforts. On Thursday 12th July 2018 at around 15:50, PC Nigel...

A pilot for a new online VAT service has been launched this week, with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) inviting more than half a million businesses to try it ahead of new rules coming into force in April 2019. Making...

Labour Isle of Wight has expressed its dismay and disappointment in the way that the Island Free school is trying to extract `exorbitant fees' from local sports teams for the privilege of using the Rew Valley Sports complex and playing...

A total of 1,074 Islanders were taught vital lifesaving skills during this year's World Restart a Heart Day (RSHD) on Tuesday. 14 Tutors, 12 Volunteer Community First Responders (CFR’s), 17 Fire Service staff and 3 Isle of Wight NHS Trust...

WightFibre has been shortlisted in the inaugural INCA Awards, which celebrates the brightest names in innovative alternative networks, for their Gigabit Island Project. The INCA Awards have been launched to celebrate the UK’s most innovative and inspirational alternative network providers...

More than £130,000 worth of fraud was prevented in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in September as a direct result of the 'Banking Protocol'. The scheme was introduced in Hampshire in June 2017, with the intention of identifying and...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, an organisation made up of volunteers who drop everything at a moments notice to save lives at sea, has been made an Honorary Associate of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK). A special...

Isle of Wight charity Independent Arts was invited to give evidence to Parliament earlier this month on the impact of arts and culture on older people involved in their Arts Council funded project, Time & Tide. Project Manager Hannah Griffiths...

VisitEngland has this week revealed the winners of the fourth annual ROSE Awards at the Independent Hotel Show in London, with 3 Isle of Wight businesses scooping the honour. The ROSE Awards, this year awarded to 100 recipients across the...