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Cowes based youth charity UKSA will enter a new era in 2016 with the appointment of Ben Willows as Chief Executive officer. Ben is the current Deputy Chief Executive and will take on the leadership of the charity in the...

UPDATED: The Island’s MP Andrew Turner has said that he is not yet convinced by the arguments made in favour of Britain taking part in air strikes on Syria. Mr Turner spoke in the Commons on Monday during a debate on...

The 'amazing job' done by staff at the Isle of Wight Renal and Dialysis Unit has been recognised with the presentation of the Patient’s Choice Award at the Best People Awards 2015. Organised by Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, the awards...

Ofsted say there are still concerns about the number of schools on the Isle of Wight which require improvement to become a 'good' school, with figures revealing that 36% of Island pupils attend schools which are not. The annual Ofsted report...

The Isle of Wight Council are advising that there will be changes to some refuse collections in the run up to Christmas this year. All collections due between Monday 21st December and Friday 25th December will be on different days as outlined...

Scoot Ferries have today (Tuesday) announced the launch of the ScootClub Membership Scheme, offering annual fixed price travel from between £4 - £6.50 to and from the Isle of Wight. The scheme will offer low cost cross-Solent travel in return for a...

The Island’s electricity network has been strengthened in preparation for winter as part of a £145 million company-wide investment programme by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution. Local engineers, based at SEPD's depot in Ryde have spent several months ramping...

VIDEO: A nurse originally from the Island is one of the faces of this year’s NHS Winter Stay Well campaign which is a nationwide campaign aimed to support people to prepare for winter and help to avoid illness.   Lorna Cousins...

Police are this week investigating the theft of a safe from a business near Porchfield, the third safe theft on the Island this month alone. Criminals targeted Island Ales at Dinglers Farm on the main Newport to Yarmouth road at the weekend,...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is hosting a community event tomorrow (Tuesday) where they will be joined by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Hampshire Constabulary. The free event, which is being held at Newport Fire Station between 10:30...