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More than 100 people from the emergency services, including fire officers from the Isle of Wight, have taken part in a large scale multi-agency exercise that involved a simulated terrorist attack. Exercise Titanium was held on Sunday at Prince Phillips...

It has been confirmed that Bestival is to continue at Lulworth Castle in Dorset for 2018, but is to move from its normal September date. Bestival originally took place at Robin Hill Country Park near Newport every September, but this...

Wightlink has signed up with the Defence Discount Service and Blue Light Card to offer discounts for serving and retired military personnel as well as people working in the emergency services. More than a million people who hold these membership...

Mums to be on the Isle of Wight are being made aware of the importance of knowing their babies normal pattern of movement and report any changes to their midwife or Maternity Unit. Kicks Count is a national drive to...

Hovertravel has published its new Winter timetable, which adds an extra service on Saturday afternoon for customers looking to go shopping or an early start to their Saturday night out. As in previous winters, during the week, Hovertravel will operate...

An exercise between the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is taking place at St Mary's Hospital in Newport tonight (Monday). A number of fire appliances will be present at the Island's...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has voiced its support for the Government’s annual review on LEP governance and transparency, which was released on Thursday (26 October 2017). The review, conducted by the Depart of Communities and Local Government each...

Spinlock, designers and manufacturers of rope holding equipment and personal safety products for leisure and commercial water users, have been announced as winners of the Safety at Sea Awards 2017. The Safety at Sea Awards recognise those who improve seafarer...

Hovertravel's Island Flyer is set to re-enter service in the next few weeks having undergone a propeller replacement. Both Solent Flyer and Island Flyer were pulled from service back in August after a fault developed, forcing the replacement of the...

Hovertravel has been named as 1 of just 4 finalists for the Access and Inclusivity Award in The Beautiful South Awards for Excellence 2017/18, run by Tourism South East. Hovertravel joins 3 other Isle of Wight businesses recognised as finalists...