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The Red Arrows and an RAF Typhoon fighter jet will display in the skies above Cowes next month for Aberdeen Asset Management's Cowes Week, one of the longest running and largest events of its kind in the world. Rumours have been...

Regular ferry passenger Adele Norman has praised Red Funnel for the company’s prompt response to her knowledge and feedback after she dramatically nursed a fellow passenger who had collapsed with a severe peanut allergy on board. Being a nurse and...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is seeking the views of members of the public and healthcare professionals to help shape the future of specialist inpatient dementia services on the Isle of Wight, with a series of drop-in events due...

The number of Islanders claiming the unemployment benefit Jobseekers Allowance and fallen once again as the summer season arrives. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that 1,221 Island residents were claiming JSA in the month of...

Construction works to install a temporary footbridge are ongoing at Shanklin Cliff Lift, with the council remaining hopeful the lift can re-open on Tuesday 21st July as scheduled. Works completed so far include removing the existing walk way, glass panels and frame which links...

Early provisional data for Key Stage 2 Standard Assessment Test (SATs) results for 2015 have been released, showing that Isle of Wight schools have greatly improved the standards their pupils attain in reading, writing and mathematics.  The results are close to...

Just ahead of Saturday's Dash and Splash fun run, it was a dash of another kind for the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, who went to the aid of a 16ft catamaran off Yaverland. Solent Coastguard tasked SSILB at 12:22...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an attempted robbery in Newport on Saturday. The incident is alleged to have happened in Scarrots Lane at some time between 20:00 - 21:00, when a...

In two separate but consecutive incidents, Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat went to the aid of two vessels with engine trouble in the western Solent yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The volunteer crew's emergency pagers went off at 14:33 following a call for...

UPDATED: Islanders are being warned about a cold-calling scam which resulted in a Wootton resident's tree being cut down with demands for a large amount of cash. The Isle of Wight Council say they are aware that two men cold-called...