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The maintenance of the Island’s footpaths, cycle paths and bridleways is benefiting from extra funding for the remainder of the 2017/18 financial year. The Isle of Wight Council has secured an additional £25,000 from developments to help pay for infrastructure...

Premier Ford in Newport has been named one of the UK’s Best Dealerships To Work For in a new programme launched by Automotive Management, the UK’s leading automotive retail business publication. More than 40 dealerships participated in the inaugural programme...

Households across the Isle of Wight will have to pay for their Christmas Tree to be taken away this year - or face lugging it to 1 of 2 household waste and recycling centres (HWRC) on the Island. In the...

Police are investigating an allegation that a 43-year-old man was verbally abused and had a beer can thrown at him in Newport earlier this month. The incident is said to have occurred on St James' Street at just before 17:00...

A new guide to support people in talking to children about death and dying is being launched by Earl Mountbatten, as part of national Child Bereavement Week (16th to 22nd November 2017). Thanks to the hospice’s partnership with KissyPuppy, the...

The secrets of the local Solent seal population have been revealed by a new aerial survey by the Wildlife Trust, with the support of Dean & Reddyhoff who run marinas in Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset.  Back in 1994,...

Gas distribution company SGN is supporting a new campaign urging people to be prepared for bad weather this winter and to know what to do if they have a power cut or gas emergency. The launch comes as it’s revealed...

A new scheme launched this week by the Isle of Wight Council means residents can now have their garden waste collected from their home at an introductory offer of just £1 a week. The optional fortnightly scheme will allow householders...

The construction of Red Funnel’s second state-of-the-art high-speed passenger ferry, Red Jet 7 is rapidly taking shape at Wight Shipyard Co in East Cowes. The £7million, 41 metre vessel is expected to enter the water ahead of schedule in May...

As part of the modernisation and investment programme taking place across the Post Office network, a brand new Post Office will open at Central Convenience Store, Osborne Garage in East Cowes on Friday 26th January at 13:00. The new branch...