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On Thursday 4th May 2017, voters on the Isle of Wight will go to the polls to decide who represents them on the Isle of Wight Council and their town and parish council. It is important you have your say...

Police have issued an appeal for information after a number of power tools and chainsaws were stolen from a property in Newport on Tuesday. Hampshire Constabulary say the incident took place at 21:20 on Tuesday night (28th March) on Forest Road...

The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) on the Isle of Wight is urging residents and visitors to make sure that they, and their families, stay safe and healthy now that the warmer spring weather is here. The CSP brings together several...

The New Carnival Company’s disability carnival club, VIVA CARNIVAL, has received a prestigious International grant award from Unlimited. The award has been made to allow VIVA to develop its work with disabled Island carnival practitioners and to build on existing...

Hovertravel’s Summer timetable starts today (Saturday) meaning there will now be a crossing every 30 minutes from Ryde and Southsea between 08:45 and 19:45 every day of the week. For 2017 the cross-Solent operator have decided to continue the 30-minute...

APRIL FOOLS: Armed Police have been notified about the sighting of what appears to be a big cat prowling around Firestone Copse near Wootton this morning (Saturday 1st April). It is understood a couple were walking their dog in the forest...

Ewan Smith-Wainwright, the youngest candidate in the 2017 local elections "What you see in our manifesto is what you’ll get from the Isle of Wight Council under Conservative Leadership" - that's the message from the Island's Conservatives as they launch their...

For the first time in 35 years, families from across the Isle of Wight and beyond are able to stay at Kingswood Camp following an investment in family facilities. Kingswood at Hillway Road in Bembridge has always been exclusively for...

The brand new Leonardo AW189 Coastguard helicopter will commence live operations from Lee-on-Solent at 13:00 this afternoon (Friday 31st March), marking the start of a new era.   From today, 2 of the £20million AW189 helicopters will operate in the area replacing...

A main road in and out of Ryde is to be resurfaced by Island Roads next week. Easthill Road will be resurfaced between The Strand and Appley Road in a scheme scheduled to begin on Monday 3rd April and last...