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The Isle of Wight Council, in partnership with Island Roads, will shortly be carrying out two essential footway improvement works in Seaview and Gunville, both beginning on Monday (29th February). The works at Seaview will take place at Bullen Road...

Gurnard Primary School and Newchurch Primary School travelled to Southampton to compete in Day Two of the 2016 Be Your Best Southampton J Rock today (Friday) and won an array of awards of excellence. Gurnard Primary School’s piece ‘The Faraway...

Improvement works at Afton Marsh Recycling Centre will begin on Tuesday (1st March) which will result in the site being closed to the public from Saturday 5th March for up to 3 weeks. The works include improving the surface for...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an assault against a 50-year-old woman on the cycle track near to Shanklin and Sandown Golf Course on Tuesday (23rd February). At about 10:40 on Tuesday morning the 50-year-old woman was...

Island Roads is about to begin its 2016 road resurfacing programme – and it's being described as 'the most intensive period of road improvement work ever undertaken on the Island'. Up to four surfacing crews will be working around the...

Hovertravel has today (Friday)  announced a series of updates on the introduction of its currently unnamed new craft. Following on from Freedom 90 being used as part of Griffon Hoverwork’s sea trials programme on the sandbanks just off the shore...

Haylands Primary School, Ryde and Lanesend Primary School, Cowes, travelled to Southampton to compete in the first 2016 Be Your Best Southampton J Rock yesterday (Thursday) and not only did they pick up an array of Awards of Excellence, but...

The Isle of Wight is to be featured on a US TV show with more than a million regular viewers. A film crew spent five days on the island last week filming an American family who have moved here and...

Following the announcement at the weekend that the EU Referendum will take place on 23rd June, a local campaign group seeking to leave the EU has issued an invitation to Islanders to get involved in the organisation of activities on...

The Isle of Wight Council has set its budget following a meeting of the Full Council last night (Wednesday), where an increase to the Isle of Wight Council’s element of the annual council tax bills of 3.99% was agreed. The...