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A number of community based projects supporting young people on the Island are among those to have been chosen as recipients of this year’s grant funding from the Isle of Wight Foundation – the charitable foundation established by the partners...

The UK’s first SMART cycling corridor has moved a step closer with the announcement that Llama Digital will be the Isle of Wight Council partner organisation tasked with boosting cycle usage between Cowes and Newport by using innovative digital technology....

Residents are being reminded of changes to the floating bridge service over Christmas and into the New Year as preparations get underway for the arrival of the brand new £3.5 million vessel in Spring 2017. The current floating bridge will...

Island solicitors Churchers Bolitho Way are ending 2016 on a high after being named law firm of the year and hiring one of the Isle of Wight’s leading commercial lawyers. The Ryde-based firm has been named 'Isle of Wight Law...

Rural business leaders are calling for urgent discussions on measures to address the continued neglect of rural areas by mobile network operators as new figures reveal a persisting digital divide in the UK.  The regulator Ofcom has issued a stark...

The Isle of Wight Council has recruited a director and assistant director of regeneration to lead a major new regeneration programme designed to attract investment to the Island and create jobs and other financial and community benefits over the next...

Hovertravel is operating a revised service over the Christmas period, with the last crossing leaving Ryde on Christmas Eve at 18:45. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Hovertravel will be closed and there will be no hovercraft service. After Christmas, the cross-Solent...

The Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (IWCCG) is consulting on improving adult physical rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes and quality of life, as well as making the service more efficient in terms of more integrated working for the benefit...

The Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Amey, are offering free kerbside collections of real Christmas trees in January. The special service will be available between 2nd January and 3rd February 2017 but must be booked at least 3...

Are you a parent of children aged under 5? If so, the Isle of Wight Council would like your views on whether demand for childcare on the Island is met by the right amount of supply. In February 2016 the...