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Local musician Jason Paine has worked with Independent Arts' SingAbout groups to produce a new Christmas song entitled 'Nobody Should Be Alone at Christmas', with all proceeds set to go back into helping socially isolated people on the Isle of...

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) has announced a brand new 2-day event entitled 'Fresh Start Walking Weekend', which the tourism organisation hopes will encourage visitors to kick-start their New Year’s resolutions to get active and healthy. The new walking programme consists...

The Isle of Wight Council has successfully secured £50,000 from the government to help develop a bid which could see the development and regeneration of the former Camp Hill prison and adjacent land in Newport. The bid would be for...

Tesco customers on the Isle of Wight have voted to help local good causes bag a share of a £12.5million carrier bag charge fund, with £30,00 in grants now heading to 3 worthy organisations on the Island. Last month the supermarket...

Visitors to last month's Isle of Wight Classic Buses, Beer and Walks Weekend have voted The Buddle Inn at Niton as top pub for the third successive year. Participants in the 2-day event are given the opportunity each year to vote...

How the Cowes Floating Bridge will look in the future has been partially revealed this week as the build of the new vessel continues. A photograph released by the shipbuilders Mainstay Marine shows the new livery of the floating bridge...

Island Roads staff have given their time to help the annual winter maintenance programme at the historic Needles Old Battery. 4 members of Island Roads staff spent a day at the former coastal defence site owned by the National Trust undertaking...

An urgent appeal for volunteers to teach children on the Isle of Wight how to speak out against abuse has been launched by the NSPCC. So far, the charity’s Speak Out. Stay Safe programme has reached more than 2,600 children...

The Turf Walk Footbridge in Totland, which spans Madeira Road and provides pedestrian access along the cliff top path to Totland Pier, is to undergo major repairs. The project is part of Island’s Roads’ comprehensive programme of work to improve and...

UPDATED: Police on the Isle of Wight are issuing a reminder to motorists following a recent spate of vehicle crime in the Lake area of Sandown. Hampshire Constabulary say that motorists should ensure that all windows are closed and doors...