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How the new floating bridge will look A new charge of £1 for a return crossing on the Cowes Floating Bridge is to come into force today (Wednesday). Foot passengers travelling across the River Medina will now have to pay...

Police are appealing for help to trace a driver of a vehicle which failed to stop following a collision in Shorwell on Monday. Officers were called to reports of a collision involving 2 vehicles on Shorwell Shute, Shorwell at 07:30 on...

HRH The Princess Royal is set to visit Cowes-based youth charity UKSA in July, where as the charity’s patron HRH will help celebrate the success of their Year 6 Test the Water programme. UKSA’s Year 6 Test the Water programme...

 The bones of a woman who lived 2,000 years ago, that were found in Fishbourne, are to be gifted to Island’s museum. Brothers Hubert and Graham Smyth discovered the skeletal remains of the female as they set a string of swinging...

L-R: Nigel Bennett with Peter Vail and the new Havenstreet exhibit The award winning and popular Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Havenstreet has unveiled a new exhibit for 2016 with the help of leading island family business HJ Bennett....

The Solent LEP has appointed Ian Millen, chief operating officer for Dryad Maritime Ltd, as chair of its Solent Marine and Maritime Steering Group (SMMSG). The group was launched by the Solent LEP in April 2014 and works to enable...

Cllr Dave Stewart Conservative councillors on the Isle of Wight are calling for a consultation with Island headteachers and parents to review school term times locally. The consultation is being seen as a potential solution to the recent problems created...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has made two appointments to its board following a competitive round of applications. Prominent business leaders, Sandra Sassow and Nick Gross, have joined the board of directors after being elected independently by member businesses....

Stroudwood Road in Ryde is being upgraded in a 3-week major scheme by Island Roads. During work, the 0.86 mile section of road between Upton Road and Newnham Road will be closed around the clock in order to let the material being...

The Island's MP, Andrew Turner was involved in a minor collision with a Southern Vectis bus in Shanklin at the weekend. Mr Turner's Land Rover Freelander collided with a Southern Vectis Route 3 double decker bus on Falcon Cross Road, resulting in...