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This year’s Green Party Autumn Conference in Harrogate has been an overwhelming success for the Isle of Wight party – both as a team and with notable individual achievements. On Sunday night, co-leaders Caroline Lucas MP and Jonathan Bartley presented...

Essential water main renewal work is to be undertaken in the village of Whitwell from next week, with a closure of the main road through the village to come into force after the October half term. The old water pipes...

Senior Leaders from the NHS and the Isle of Wight Council are giving their full support to this year’s flu vaccination programme and are urging members of the public who are at most risk from flu to take up their...

The recent appointment of a new Secretary to the Cabinet of the Isle of Wight Council, not previously formally announced, has been confirmed. Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Newport West Ward) has been given the position. Speaking earlier this week, Councillor Whitehouse...

Southern Vectis parent company Go South Coast scooped 2 major accolades at the prestigious RouteOne Bus Awards this week. Go South Coast was named Large Bus Company of the Year, whilst boss Andrew Wickham picked up the Manager of the...

Bus passengers will find it easier than ever to travel across the Isle of Wight from now on - thanks to the introduction of contactless payments by Southern Vectis. The operator has been continuously seeking new ways to enhance the...

The Wight AID Foundation has granted £12,070.34 to local charities in their latest round of grant applications.  Wight AID raises funds from Island companies, investors and individuals looking for an effective way to support our unique community and distributes to...

Yarmouth's popular Old Gaffers Festival will continue to run as a bi-annual event, it has been announced. 2 years ago the decision was taken to re-think the annual gathering and as a result no festival was held in 2016. However,...

A Member of the Isle of Wight Council has this week helped launch a new global institute to improve local government and civic leadership. The prestigious event,  attended by 200 senior politicians, academics, church leaders, businessmen and charity campaigners, was...

1 year on from the closure of the Isle of Wight's only ice rink and the local community are still fighting strong, with Ryde Arena Community Action Group leading the way. The saga began a year ago today (6th October)...