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Away Resort’s Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park in Bembridge has been named amongst the finalists in Tourism South East’s 2015/16 Beautiful South Awards.  The finalists for the prestigious award have been chosen from the cream of the South East’s tourism businesses...

Two firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have returned home from Lisbon having clinched a very respectable 2nd place trophy in an international trauma competition hosted by the World Rescue Organisation. Crew Manager Aidy Wellock of Newport Fire...

VIDEO: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has today (Monday) supported the launch of a new campaign led by the Youth Commission named Lethal Highs - a week-long campaign to raise awareness among young people of...

A member of the Isle of Wight Council has called for an inquiry into 'orphaned assets' which "could cost the Island millions of pounds in future maintenance and lost revenue". Cllr Chris Whitehouse of Newport West Ward has written to the...

Plans for a large scale wind farm off the coast of the Isle of Wight have been scrapped as it is confirmed developers won't appeal the Government's decision to refuse planning consent. As reported last month, the Department of Energy...

The Island's very own Claydon Connor has beaten thousands of other acts to once again be named in the UK’s top ten Unsigned musicians. Claydon has been nominated in the Best Male category at the 2015 Unsigned Music Awards (UMAs)....

UPDATED: Scoot Ferries have announced the start date for their new high-speed foot passenger ferry service between Cowes and Portsmouth, with all systems set to go on the 5th November - two years ahead of the date originally announced when...

Investing in the skills of their workforce appears to be a main priority for Isle of Wight’s small and medium sized manufacturers (SMEs) it was revealed this week. The latest Manufacturing Barometer – produced exclusively for the Business Growth Service...

Ryde Inshore Rescue are seeking the support of Islanders to raise much-needed funds to purchase two new engines for their main lifeboat following a major engine failure last week. Whilst out on a training exercise on Monday 5th October, Ryde Rescue...

Pandora are set to open their first Isle of Wight store in the near future. Although the exact location of the new store is yet to be confirmed by the jeweler, it is known it will open in Newport. 7...