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Island MP Bob Seely is urging people moving to Universal Credit to ensure they know their rights and that help is available to ease the transition period. The Government has released £1.5billion to help with the implementation of the new...

38-year-old Oliver Lale of Fort Mews in Sandown has been sentenced to 17 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, after sexually assaulting a woman and chasing her back to her flat. Lale was sentenced at the Isle of Wight...

The major project to make Freshwater town centre a better place for road users and pedestrians has been completed on schedule. To mark the end of the 12-week scheme in Avenue Road by Island Roads, in partnership with Freshwater Parish...

Home Bargains has invested around £5million in its new store in Newport, which will be officially opened at 08:00 on Saturday (9th December 2017). The company, which is one of the UK’s largest family-run retailers, is creating up to 60...

5 men protesting their innocence of an alleged £53million drugs smuggling plot have been denied the help of the public miscarriage of justice watchdog in getting their case in front of the Court of Appeal – despite powerful new scientific...

Volunteers from Island Roads have once again joined in the annual winter maintenance programme at the Needles Old and New Battery. 8 volunteers undertook a range of maintenance activities including preparing surfaces and painting, alongside staff and volunteers from the...

Cowes RNLI were alerted to a yachtsman who had severely crushed a finger whilst in Osborne Bay yesterday afternoon (Monday). The call for help came in at around 14:30, but before the lifeboat could be launched the man’s yacht, the...

Tapnell Farm celebrated another successful evening at the Beautiful South Awards 2017 last week, scooping 5 awards across a variety of categories. The prestigious annual tourism awards this year took place at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, and were presented...

2 members of Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team have been recognised for their years of dedication to saving lives on the Isle of Wight. Certificates were handed out by Tom Wright, Area Commander for Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight...

Homeowners looking to move up the housing ladder to a new home on the Isle of Wight in 2018 are being advised to put their current home on the market now to take advantage of the huge rise in househunters...