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Play Lane Millennium Green in Ryde will be flying the Green Flag Award once again this year as it joins more than 1,582 parks and green spaces throughout the UK awarded the prestigious mark of quality. The award from Keep Britain Tidy recognises...

The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, recently held a meeting with a senior representative from the Post Office about the future of their branch in Cowes. The Post Office was located in the Co-Operative store in Terminus Road, but this has...

The Post Office has agreed to move Sandown Post Office to the SPAR shop on Albert Road in the town on Wednesday 19th August at 13:00. The current Sandown Post Office at Beachfield Road will close with the current postmaster’s agreement...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are still looking to recruit retained firefighters for the East Cowes, Bembridge, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Freshwater and Yarmouth areas.  The men and women who work as on-call firefighters provide the Island's retained...

The Isle of Wight has retained its title as the area with the highest insolvency rate in Hampshire and is the joint 18th worst region in the country, alongside also being in the top 10 places in the UK with the...

Sainsbury’s stores in both Newport and Sandown have announced that Ability Dogs 4 Young People IOW will be the store’s Local Charity of the Year for 2015/2016. The charity was voted in by customers both in store and online with a...

The re-opening of Shanklin Cliff Lift has been delayed due to a technical fault with the control system. The lift, which is closed due to health and safety reasons relating to the walkway at the top of the cliff, was...

It’s just ten weeks on from Walk the Wight 2015 and already the silver anniversary event has exceeded last year’s fundraising total. Event organisers at Earl Mountbatten Hospice have received more than £170k worth of donations, with many more walkers...

Christmas lights fundraiser Terry Ramplin and his wife Sue have been able to see the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance up close and personal after being invited to the charity's base at Thruxton following their fantastic fundraising efforts last...

Foot and cycle passenger charges on the Cowes Floating Bridge will now begin on Monday 27th July, a week later than expected. Originally charges were expected to commence today (Monday 20th), however, due to delays in the supply of new...