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Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely will support a Bill to protect public servants after meeting with Island prison officers to hear their concerns over violence towards them.  The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Private Members Bill is going through...

Victor Lewis, a director of Sightguard Security Ltd, has been ordered to pay over £10,000 following an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act (PoCA). The order is the result of the first independent confiscation order the Security Industry Authority...

Sandown Bay Academy will formally close on 31st August 2018 following final Ministerial approval to extend The Bay CE Primary to become an all through school from 1st September. This decision will be widely welcomed in Sandown as it was the...

UPDATED: A 68-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grooming offences after turning up to meet who he allegedly thought was a 13-year-old boy for sexual relations. The suspect, from Sandown, arrived at Battery Gardens at the top of...

The Isle of Wight's only KFC fast food outlet is to re-open tomorrow following this week's nationwide chicken shortage. Over 900 UK outlets shut their doors over the weekend due to operational issues surrounding the start of a new delivery...

Temporary pumps being used at Cornwall Slip in the past A children's playground on Ryde Esplanade has been ripped out and replaced with a construction site as work gets underway on the diversion of the outfall pipe at Cornwall Slip....

Leanne Howarth (L) and Hannah Self (C) The very best spots for British caravanning and camping have been celebrated at the AA Caravan and Camping Awards 2018, with Whitefield Forest Touring Park and Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat walking away with...

Budding entrepreneurs are being invited to consider a number of business opportunities being offered by the Isle of Wight Council. The opportunities are based around the Island and offer a chance to put entrepreneurial skills to creative use, from a...

A major government review of post-18 education and funding has been welcomed by Island MP Bob Seely. The investigation will look at ensuring the system is accessible to all and is supported by a funding system that provides value for...

Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham have walked away with 3 awards as a result of their performance in Rock Challenge 2018 at the O2 Guildhall in Southampton yesterday (Tuesday). Day 2 of the competition attracted a large audience...