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The Isle of Wight County Records Office will be closed for essential maintenance works from Monday (20th October) until late November. Whilst the building is closed there will be a limited enquiry service available, however this will fully resume once...

Fidelma Washington has been announced as the new Principal and Chief Executive Officer of the Isle of Wight College. Fidelma, currently the Deputy Principal and Deputy CEO, will succeed the current Principal, Ros Parker. The appointment follows a rigorous selection...

"Mental health failed Daniel" – those were the words of a grieving mother as the Coroner finally concluded an inquest into the death of her son, more than 6 years after his body was discovered in woodland at Shanklin. Senior...

Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is partnering with fire stations across the Isle of Wight to teach over 900 students how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator as part of Restart a Heart Day 2025 today (Thursday). The training...

A new steering group will be formed to refine bids for the Ventnor Winter Gardens, an Isle of Wight public meeting heard earlier this week. Ventnor and St Lawrence’s Conservative county councillor Ed Blake told attendees at Salisbury Gardens a...

The NHS has said it will object to a proposed 38-house estate on the edge of Rookley unless the developer agrees to pay £58,771 towards increasing primary care infrastructure. A letter from NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight to County...

2 rare discoveries have been officially declared treasure following an inquest hearing at the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court. The important finds on the Isle of Wight - 1 Saxon and the other Bronze Age - are helping to tell...

• Kaine Cooper, 28, of High Street, Ryde – admitted nine counts of shop theft across June to August 2025 from Sainsbury’s and the Co-op, stealing items including beer, sandwiches, wine, chicken, and ice cream valued between £10 and £38.30....

A ram-raider who stole £10,000 worth of tobacco during a night-time crime spree targeting shops, containers and a farm shop across the Isle of Wight has admitted his guilt in the Crown Court. 41-year-old Nicky Dickinson, of Barton Road in...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) have launched a public consultation to find out what local people would like to see in the future of the County town -  and they would love to hear from residents of all ages....