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Work is now underway on a major scheme to reconstruct and resurface Harding Road in Oakfield, Ryde. Harding Road requires a full reconstruction as the foundations are currently substandard and this has led to the surface becoming broken and uneven....

7 out of 10 South East businesses say they have yet to feel any financial impact – positive or negative – from the June vote to leave the EU, according to new research by the insolvency and restructuring trade body,...

The Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have announced that following the appointment of a new committee, they are prepared to cause an upset in the 2017 local elections.   The new committee hopes to be 'bold and positive', reaching out to...

Police say they are now investigating an alleged assault outside Chicken and Pizza Land in Sandown High Street at the end of last month, despite previously saying no further action would be taken. Hampshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses to...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) had reason to celebrate last night (Monday) after winning an Association of Air Ambulances Award of Excellence for its highly successful ‘Be a 999 Hero’ Education programme. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight...

Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has today (Tuesday) announced its major partnerships with global tidal turbine manufacturers, SCHOTTEL HYDRO GmbH and TOCARDO Tidal Turbines. The transformational tidal energy generation project, having achieved all key project consents earlier this year and...

A man has been caught on CCTV taking a charity collection box from Aspire in Ryde - but it is thought the thief got away with just £2. CCTV footage published by the Dover Street-based charity shows a hooded individual making his...

More people on the Isle of Wight are signing-up for high-speed fibre broadband than ever before, thanks to the work of the Isle of Wight’s multi million pound rural broadband project. The multi-million pound partnership between the Isle of Wight...

Island residents are being urged to seek advice from pharmacists first before seeing a GP as part of Self Care Week, which runs until 20th November. Self Care Week is a national campaign to raise awareness of how people can...

Police officers from across Hampshire and the Thames Valley have this week joined a nationwide crackdown on those using their phones behind the wheel. Roads Policing Officers from the Joint Operations Unit will be carrying out dedicated operations stopping drivers...