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School holiday dates could be in a for a big shake-up if Conservatives take control of County Hall in May’s Isle of Wight Council elections. The Conservatives are promising to consult about a change from 3 terms to 4 terms...

An annual event aimed at providing 'miles of smiles' for less fortunate children by offering rides in luxury sports cars returned to the Isle of Wight on Saturday. Children from YMCA Young Carers, St George's School and Beaulieu House were all...

Police are appealing for information following an attempted burglary in Freshwater between 18:45 last night and 11:30 this morning (Sunday). The front door of a house in The Nurseries, Freshwater was damaged, although entry to the house was not gained. PC...

Wightlink is teaming up with The Isle of Wight Biscuit Company of Arreton to sell the company’s mouth-watering goods. Its tasty treats, including dinosaur and red squirrel shaped biscuits, are now on sale on Wightlink’s ships and at its Island...

Dinosaur Isle at Sandown is to celebrate Britain's ‘greatest dinosaur hunter’, the Reverend William Fox, thanks to the Royal Society’s Local Heroes scheme. It is among 15 museums and galleries from all over the country selected under the grant scheme...

Island Roads volunteers are today (Friday) working to help ensure an event to bring Christmas cheer to scores of young carers can go ahead at the weekend. For the last 3 years, charity organiser Clive Ford has organised the ‘Smiles...

Medical Protection and One Wight Health Limited (OWHL) GP Federation have formed a partnership offering GP practices access to advice, support, educational programmes and workshops that will help them meet local healthcare needs. The OWHL GP Federation was set up...

Victims of fraudsters, who targeted vulnerable older people with loft insulation spray they didn’t need, will be compensated after a partnership investigation by both the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire and Dorset Council trading standards services. Under the company...

Following the publication of the latest immigration statistics, the Island's MP, Andrew Turner, has said that net migration to the UK at its current levels is unsustainable and puts enormous pressures on housing, infrastructure and public services. The Office for...

A new garden village consisting of some 1,300 new homes could be built on land surrounding the now-empty HMP Camp Hill on the outskirts of Newport, it has been revealed. Potential opportunities to improve Island prosperity and sustainability have been...