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The cost of the Isle of Wight Council's 'Spare Seat' term ticket is rising by 50% from £63 per term to £95 per term, it has been announced. The Spare Seat scheme, which is now to be called 'Privilege Seat',...

Police are investigating an allegation of assault against a 26-year-old man between 21:15 and 22:30 on Saturday night (5th June). The victim was at Shanklin bus station, in Languard Road, when he was approached by a man who verbally abused him....

The Bank of England visited Hovertravel in Ryde yesterday (Monday), showcasing the brand new £5 note to both staff and customers. The New Fiver is the first Bank of England note to be made of polymer, a thin flexible plastic. The note...

  The Yarmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was called to assist a 26ft motor boat with engine failure in Christchurch Bay yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The volunteer RNLI crew were tasked to launch the ALB at just after 14:30, but...

Leader of the Intogether campaign and Isle of Wight Liberal Youth, Nicholas Belfitt has called for young islanders to vote to remain in the EU after he argued that the Leave campaign had ignored young people’s futures. The 23-year-old spoke...

The Isle of Wight will be represented across 3 of the 2016 Be Your Best Rock Challenge Southern Finals as 6 local schools compete against the top teams from across the South at Portsmouth Guildhall. On Tuesday 21st June, Christ the King...

An Isle of Wight Councillor has accused Southern Water of 'arrogant complacency' in failing to address a contributing factor to the bursting of the banks of Lukely Brook that saw residents of Caesars Road in Newport flooded out of their...

32-year-old Islander Christopher Morey is aiming to raise more than £3,000 for a children's charity by cycling home to Ventnor - from Athens in Greece. Christopher works on luxury yachts in the Mediterranean but he is swapping his sea legs for several...

Leading holiday park operator Park Resorts is inviting holidaymakers and members of the public to try something a little different this summer at its Slide the Park Festival at Nodes Point, St Helens. A giant inflatable water slide, which will...

Police are working closely with the school of Keziah Flux-Edmonds to ensure pupils, teachers and parents get the support they need following the 6-year-old's death earlier this week. PCSOs have been invited into Queensgate Foundation Primary School on Monday to speak...