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A formal application for a Solent Combined Authority is being submitted to government after all of the councils involved approved the plans. The Isle of Wight Council's Executive decided to progress the plans, following decisions from Portsmouth and Southampton councils....

Be bright and be seen, it could save your life - that is the message from Hampshire’s Roads Policing officers this week in their bid to reduce the number of cyclists killed on our roads. With the clocks going back...

Newport Parish Council has recently completed a project to relocate the Barton Primary School World War I Memorial. With the move of Barton Primary School to the former Downside Middle site in September came the necessity to relocate the well-loved memorial from...

The ultra-efficient approach to producing and refitting lifeboats at the RNLI’s East Cowes-based Inshore Lifeboat Centre was a matter of pride for the Isle of Wight, declared the former Chairman of the national charity. Speaking at the annual meeting of...

A meeting of the Executive of the Isle of Wight Council last night (Monday) agreed to continue the process which may lead to the establishment of a Solent Combined Authority with Portsmouth and Southampton city councils, going against what the...

The Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children’s Board (IOWSCB) has launched a neglect strategy to tackle the cause and effects of neglect on children and young people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Called ‘Hampshire and Isle of Wight Neglect...

New figures released by the National Crime Agency’s UK Missing Persons Bureau (UKMPB) show an almost 20% increase in calls to report people going missing in the UK and a 30% increase in the number of missing person incidents in...

Due to essential winter terminal maintenance, Red Funnel have made some amendments to their overnight vehicle ferry service timetable between 21:00 on Thursday (27th October) and 02:45 on Friday (28th October). On Thursday the 21:00 and 22:30 sailings from East...

Councillor Dave Stewart, the conservative group leader on the Isle of Wight Council has encouraged the Council's Executive to respect the outcome of last week's Full Council and not progress with the Solent Deal in its current form at this...

Disabled residents on the Island are being warned to avoid websites charging high prices for filling out blue badge applications. The Isle of Wight Council trading standards team has received complaints from local residents who have been misled when renewing...