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Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register for the South East, an annual snapshot of the health of the historic environment, has been published today (Thursday). Although 22 historic gems have been newly added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register in...

Residents living in the rural village of Newchurch are set to experience less heavy traffic passing their doors as Island Roads are to introduce a 7.5 tonne weight restriction from 3rd November. The experimental traffic order will initially run for...

Tickets for next year's much-anticipated Isle of Wight Festival are due to go on sale 'very soon' following a series of award nominations over the last few months. It will probably come as no surprise that the festival has been...

A reported published by The Wildlife Trusts today (Wednesday) identifies the 5 unprecedented challenges for our seas that must be addressed before the UK leaves the European Union. Beyond maintaining the current levels of protections afforded by European regulations, the...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed a government consultation seeking views on how to make buying and selling houses cheaper, faster and less stressful. Communities secretary Sajid Javid wants to hear from estate agents, mortgage lenders, organisations and...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has welcomed back one of its iconic Ivatt locomotives. Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T No.41313 crossed the Solent on board the 15:00 Wightlink sailing from Portsmouth to Fishbourne yesterday (Tuesday). Between 2006 and 2008 3...

Simi, the 11-year-old Indian/Siberian hybrid tiger, is recovering well from a pioneering laparoscopic surgery carried out at the Isle of Wight Zoo. Dan Forster of The Mobile Vet was approached to spay Simi, who was rescued from a travelling circus...

An Isle of Wight Councillor who gave up a position in the Cabinet earlier this year to complete the final stages of a postgraduate course has passed with 'merit'. Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport West Ward) stood down as Lead...

A ground-breaking Digital Solent Conference – endorsed by Sir Richard Branson - is taking place next month to help promote the Isle of Wight as a high-tech business destination. The Isle of Wight Council-organised event on 8th November is hosting...

In a world where everything is instant and speed of service can be your competitive edge, same day deliveries have become a standard expectation for businesses and consumers on the mainland. However, for the Isle of Wight based business, trading...