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Now into its eighth year, Red Funnel’s myIsleofWight Awards returns to showcase the very best tourism businesses on the Island and give visitors the opportunity to vote for their favourites. Boasting picturesque beaches, stunning views, great days out, not to...

Ryde Demolition Company Ltd has been fined £12,500 with a victim surcharge of £170 and costs of £4,000 for storing asbestos waste without a waste permit and failure to comply with hazardous waste regulations. The company's director, Mr Neil Hamilton...

The Trustees of Freshwater Independent Lifeboat have signed a new lease that secures the future of the Isle of Wight lifeboat station for the next 50 years. The signing of the lease agreement with the Isle of Wight Council on...

Nine Acres Primary School are in no doubt celebrating a fantastic performance at J Rock in Portsmouth yesterday evening (Monday), in which they achieved 4th place overall and no less than 11 individual awards. There was stiff competition at the...

The RSPCA on the Isle of Wight is facing an equine crisis, according to new figures released by the animal welfare charity today (Tuesday). The charity’s new cruelty statistics reveal that nearly 1,000 horses were rescued by the charity from...

A new type of blood glucose monitoring device that will help improve the quality of life for some people with Type 1 diabetes is now available on the Isle of Wight. The device, which is placed on the arm, constantly...

Fears for the future of St Vincents Care Home in Binstead have been raised following the launch of a consultation by the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA). The charity, which helps house and care for ex-service men and women,...

Specialist climbing teams have been working with Island Roads to clear vegetation from some of the Island’s most hard-to-reach highways structures such as bridges and retaining walls. The ‘rope teams’ have been undertaking surveys and clearance work at 89 structures...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has launched this year’s bid to find the best small business friendly initiatives undertaken by local authorities across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Well established, and highly respected by all councils, the...

A Newport family are appealing for witnesses to an apparent crash in Newport yesterday (Sunday) to come forward. Ben Parker went to get into his Nissan Pixo yesterday afternoon when he realised it had been damaged beyond use, with part...