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It has been announced that the Earl Mountbatten Hospice is to launch a stand-alone £1.5million capital campaign to refurbish the last remaining, unused building on the hospice site, Oak House and help secure the hospice's future for the next 35 years....

The historic Ventnor Park has once again won a gold medal at the South and South East England in Bloom Awards. The park has been awarded 1 of only 3 gold medals given out in the ‘Park of the Year’...

Hampshire Constabulary are warning Islanders that the erection of 30mph posters is unlawful and could have an impact on the enforcement of the real speed limit. Police say they have been made aware of a few incidents where 30mph posters have...

140 delegates from 98 businesses joined Dale Howarth at the Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa in Wootton for his ‘Practical Lessons for Better Business’ seminar and networking event earlier this month. The event was much in demand with a capacity...

Cowes resident Michael Austin-Smith has today (Monday) been reunited with the Community First Responder that helped save his life following a cardiac arrest back in June 2015. Over 30,000 people suffer cardiac arrests outside of hospital in the UK every...

The giant inflatable Wightlink Ryde Slide will be returning to the Isle of Wight next year, with tickets for the fun-filled day now on sale. The popular event - which sees a 200m slide inflated on Union Street in Ryde...

36-year-old Christopher Richards has been remanded in custody over the theft of a gold ring from a jewellers in Ryde on Saturday. Police descended on the town centre after a man entered Island Jewellers on the High Street and made...

Gurit's decision to axe up to 70 jobs on the Isle of Wight and move 'pregpreg' production to Spain is not as a result of Brexit, the Island's MP has confirmed. In a statement issued today (Friday), Bob Seely has...

A planning application for the major re-development of Cowes waterfront to provide up to 535 residential units, 18,630sqm of non-residential floor space and 1,142 jobs has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. The application, which has been submitted...

Newport Parish Council have agreed to seek planning permission for an upgraded toilet facility in Post Office Lane, off the High Street. Since Newport Parish Council took over the provision of the Post Office Lane facilities in Newport they have...