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Q&A: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is gearing up for another busy Christmas in the skies as the team continue their life-saving 365 days-a-year service. Whether you are suffering from a cardiac complaint or needing advanced trauma...

When many other services are thinking about slowing down over Christmas and New Year, surgeons at St Mary’s Hospital are keeping the momentum up to ensure that patients get their treatment as quickly as possible. With the exception of the...

Healthwatch Isle of Wight say improvements have been made at the Island's maternity unit, however there are still outstanding issues that remain unaddressed. Following an initial maternity report that was released back in 2014, an action plan was published to...

The future of Hampshire and Isle of Wight local government was in focus at Westminster on Monday this week as the area's devolution bid hosted a parliamentary reception. The event, sponsored by North East Hampshire MP Ranil Jayawardena, was an...

The Drug and Alcohol Recovery Team (DART) from HMP Isle of Wight have been recognised for the outstanding contribution they have made to effective and patient centred care. The DART won a Clinical Team of the Year Award for providing clinical...

A recent Ofsted inspection at Newport CofE Primary School has shown the school’s improvement plan is ‘coherent and well judged’ and that senior leaders are very clear on how to move the school forward to becoming a 'good' school. The...

Marketing the Isle of Wight as an excellent, welcoming destination for group travel has paid off for Visit Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight was recently a finalist in the Best UK Destination category in the Group Leisure Travel...

An Isle of Wight nurse is looking forward to more walking and using the swimming pool after winning the council's Isle of Wight Walking Festival Walking Challenge. The event challenged people to increase the average number of steps they take...

Ryde Arena is likely to remain closed to the public until late February whilst repairs are carried out to the building after it was damaged during adverse weather last month. The rink's management have today (Monday) confirmed that their insurance...

Christmas dinner plate scrapings and other festive leftovers collected by Amey on the Isle of Wight will be powering people’s homes this year, thanks to green energy made at a facility in Basingstoke. British households’ Christmas indulgence sees around 230,000...