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The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) last week hosted its Annual Growth Conference to shape the agenda for driving productivity and growth in the Solent region in 2016. The conference, chaired by ITV Meridian's political correspondent Phil Hornby, brought together...

The Isle of Wight Council Labour Group have decided to issue early their proposals as to how the Council can protect vital services for at least another year, whilst balancing the budget, furthering transparency and accountability from their elected Councillors....

An impressive new £4.8 million Endoscopy Unit came into use at St. Mary’s Hospital yesterday (Monday). The new facility, which is part new build and part conversion of a former ward, offers the very latest state-of-the-art technology including high specification...

Island Roads are giving residents another opportunity to give their feedback on the highways improvement programme, as the company nears the end of its third year of operations and ahead of this year’s surfacing programme, starting in March, which will...

Community projects targeting social exclusion on the Isle of Wight are once again being invited to apply for grants from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The Foundation, made up of the partners involved in delivering the Highways PFI, is again...

A quiz night is to be held at Newport Football Club on Friday (5th February) in aid of Cowes Carnival, who last week lost everything from floats to costumes following a devastating blaze at Medina Yard in Cowes. A special one-off...

The Island’s major provider of health services is seeking views on the priorities to be included in its Quality Account for 2016/17.  You can help the Trust set the priorities for 2016/17 by completing the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2016-17QualityGoals. You can...

Isle of Wight Council Leader, Jonathan Bacon, has announced a reshuffle of the Isle of Wight Council’s Executive. Following the decision by Councillor Luisa Hillard to relinquish her Executive post in January, Councillor Julia Baker-Smith has been appointed to the...

The Conservative Group of Councillors have launched a major public consultation with the Island community today (Monday) to develop 'a shared vision for the future of our today' - and say that the Council should be run like a business....

Although some Island schools have shown improvement, the majority have seen a fall in the number of students attaining 3 A-levels at A*-E grade in 2015. Carisbrooke College, Christ the King College, Cowes Enterprise College, Medina College and Ryde Academy have...