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The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, is giving his support to a community campaign to save Ryde Ice Rink. After the news that Planet Ice would be closing its doors on 25th March, a wave of public support to keep the...

Island Roads is looking for more lay assessors to assist them with reviewing worksites both during and after works. As part of the Highways PFI, the lay assessors are trained to inspect designated work sites. Acting as ‘mystery shoppers’ they...

The Isle of Wight could be left with a police service only responding to 999 calls as fears grow that Hampshire Constabulary will have lost a total of 1,000 police officers by 2017. Hampshire Police Federation have warned that crippling budget reductions of...

Newchurch Primary School competed in the 2015 Be Your Best Southampton J Rock competition on Saturday and were awarded fourth place with their performance ‘The Story of Uzima’. Newchurch’s piece on Day Three of the competition looked at the Uzima Day Care Centre...

Post Office services have finally been restored in Whippingham near East Cowes following the agreement to open a Hosted Outreach Service. The Hosted Outreach Service, whereby a nearby Subpostmaster provides a service at set times each week, is operated by the...

Lanesend Primary School in Cowes competed in Day Two of the 2015 Be Your Best Southampton J Rock competition yesterday (Friday), taking an impressive third place on the podium. Lanesend captivated the audience with their interpretation of “The Selfish Giant”. With...

To benefit the Island’s local economy, a modern, secure and innovative classified ads website has launched this week to help make buying and selling easier for Islanders, with the Island’s economy set to benefit.   Islebuy.co.uk is the brain child...

24-year-old Camilla Stitt from Bembridge, a final year PhD student at the Interface Analysis Centre, University of Bristol, is attending Parliament to present her physics research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of...

Hovertravel has given their full support to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education programme by inviting students from eight local schools to visit their Ryde terminal. STEM aims to change the way young people think about maths and science...

The public footpath which runs through The Devils Chimney near Ventnor has been closed for safety reasons following a small landslip. Due to damage sustained to steps, the V65C footpath has been closed and will remain closed for the foreseeable future while...