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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA), in conjunction with Winchester Science Centre, has created LifeLines, an exciting new educational programme for young people aged 11-18 that will inspire them to pursue STEM subjects such as aviation, medical innovation,...

Southern Water has pledged £10,000 to help support Age UK Isle of Wight. As part of its work with the community, the local water company offers 4 annual regional grants to charities across Isle of Wight, Sussex, Hampshire and Kent....

Island Roads is to begin a major scheme to repair the retaining wall at Lake Hill later this month. The project to re-render sections of the wall between Brownlow Road and Ranelagh Road is currently due to begin on 30th...

The Island's MP, Bob Seely, has said that it is 'very sad news' that up to 70 jobs are to be lost at Gurit in Newport. It was initially thought that the Newport-based factory would be unaffected by the news...

The first Isle of Wight Community Safe Haven service has been launched in Newport this week. The service, which will initially run as a 1-year pilot, has been developed in response to community feedback as part of the work to...

Residents are now waiting only a short time when phoning the Isle of Wight Council after extra funding was ploughed into its contact centre at Westridge. The improvements mean people should speak to someone in 2 minutes on average by...

2 sections of the main road serving Cowes are set to be upgraded in the coming weeks. Island Roads is due to resurface Newport Road between its junction with Nodes Road and Three Gates roundabout in a scheme due to...

Island Roads staff have been helping volunteers put the final touches to the major project to restore and maintain Northwood Cemetery. Next month the Friends of Northwood Cemetery in Cowes will host a ceremony to mark the completion of their...

3 Island businesses are celebrating after securing sustainable transport funding from the Isle of Wight Council. The funding awards follow the launch of the Active Travel Innovation Grant Fund in July 2017, when the council put out the call for...

Former Sandown High School student and Shanklin resident, Lindsey Bonnick, is to star on Sky 1's brand new show 'Sing: Ultimate A Cappella' later this month. Since leaving school Lindsey, 32, has explored several music ventures both on and off...