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The Isle of Wight Community Foundation (IWCF) has announced the establishment of the ‘Newport Social Needs Fund’, a fund of £59,000 to support the advancement of health, saving life and the prevention or relief of poverty for the district of Newport....

Mark King (L) and Rob Da Bank (R) will judge the finale Are you sensational at singing or maybe jubilant at jumping through burning hoops and want to perform at Bestival 2018? If so, Island’s Got Talent might be the...

Supermarket giant Asda are now welcoming applications from job hunters ahead of the opening of their first Isle of Wight store, which will welcome shoppers for the first time in August. Hundreds of positions are up for grabs as Asda moves towards...

VIDEO: Firefighters from Ryde have stepped up their training ahead of their world record attempt to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest a staggering 13 times in just 24 hours. A scaffold tower has now been erected in the yard...

With a few days to go until the deadline to register to vote in the general election, the Isle of Wight Council is urging residents to make sure they are registered in time. On Thursday 8th June voters on the...

People with diabetes who are at risk of hypoglycemia are being warned of the recent changes to the glucose drink ‘Lucozade’ which could put their health at risk if they are not aware. Lucozade is commonly used as a treatment choice for symptoms of...

Governors and parents have today (Friday) joined with the pupils and staff of Niton Primary School to celebrate achieving a ‘good’ rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. Just 4 years after being judged as ‘inadequate’, the lowest grade, inspectors now...

Able Connections Ltd., the company behind a continued push for a fixed link between the mainland and the Isle of Wight, have today (Friday) released what their 'Solent Freedom Tunnel' would look like and where it would be built, scrapping previous...

The Isle of Wight Council’s newly appointed Cabinet met for the first time on Wednesday, where they agreed unanimously to invest up to £2.1 million in an exciting new employment venture for the Isle of Wight that will see the...

Temporary traffic lights are to remain in force at Brading for a further 3 weeks as work by Southern Water continues, with a new completion date of Monday 5th June. The disruption to motorists was meant to last just 6...