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St Blasius Shanklin Church of England Primary Academy is celebrating after Ofsted confirmed the academy’s remarkable transformation by declaring it ‘Good’ in all areas in a recent inspection. The academy, which was judged to be inadequate and requiring special measures...

An event held in the House of Commons and sponsored by an Isle of Wight Councillor has helped keep pressure on the government to renew the way funds are allocated to schools. A recent seminar on the subject “How should...

The fire that destroyed the former Island Learning Centre building in Lake Bob Seely has met with Education Secretary Justine Greening to ensure redundant school land on the Island is released for affordable housing as a matter of urgency. The...

WightFibre, the Island's leading communications provider has announced that after months of negotiation they will be hosting an Official Charity Premier of Star Wars 'The Last Jedi' for the Cowes-based youth charity UKSA. Today's announcement follows lengthy discussion and negotiation...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has awarded BAE Systems a grant of £457,000 to design and deliver the UK’s first dedicated autonomous systems testing service, with trials set to take place off the coast of the Isle of Wight....

Ryde Slide 2017 has been hailed a great success with Sunday’s event having raised a record breaking total of £5,000 for 5 local charities. Hundreds of people both young and old jumped aboard the slide which was situated further down Union...

The government’s latest insolvency statistics show that the Isle of Wight was in the top 5 local authorities for the highest rates of personal insolvency - a combination of bankruptcies, individual voluntary arrangements and debt relief orders - in 2016 and that such insolvencies are most common...

With more warm weather on its way over the next few weeks, the Isle of Wight's Neighbourhood Policing Teams are reminding Islanders of vital crime prevention advice. Sunny and warm conditions mean local residents are out and about more, sitting...

Island MP Bob Seely has written to Education minister Nick Gibb asking him to 'unequivocally support' continued secondary education in the Sandown Bay area. The move comes after the operators of Sandown Bay Academy, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), commenced a...

Wightlink have confirmed that a revised timetable is to operate on their catamaran service between now and Thursday. A mechanical issue with one of the Ryde Pier Head to Portsmouth catamarans means a chartered replacement vessel will operate some sailings,...