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The Minister for Rail, Clare Perry MP, has given her enthusiastic support for the development of a community led approach to the ownership and management of the Island's railway. In a meeting held on Wednesday (11th February) with the Island's...

Youth charity UKSA has won the tender to deliver the National Citizen Service (NCS) on the Isle of Wight, in partnership with The Football League Trust. The search is now on for 90 young Island residents age 15 to 17 (from...

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School at Carisbrooke has received special praise from the Minister for Schools, David Laws, in relation to its improvement in key stage 2 results for disadvantaged pupils since 2011. In a letter, the minister...

The Isle of Wight Council will host a live Facebook Q and A session on Wednesday (18th February) to give residents the chance to question the leader and deputy leader ahead of the budget being set by Full Council.  The council recently published...

Iain McKie, the UKIP Parliamentary Candidate for the Isle of Wight, has confirmed he will defend free bus passes for the over-65s. McKie, the main rival to Andrew Turner at the upcoming general election on 7th May, has spoken out...

Hovertravel customers will be the first to know about the progress of the new craft that are being built for the hovercraft service between Southsea and Ryde. Large exhibition boards are now in both terminals either side of the Solent, giving customers...

Active Kids, a campaign which helps schools, groups and clubs across the Isle of Wight receive active and cooking equipment, has returned to Sainsbury’s in Newport & West Cowes. The scheme, which is celebrating its 10th birthday, is supported by double Paralympic...

The Isle of Wight’s newest public electric vehicle charging point has been installed in Ryde and is now operational, bringing the total to six across the Island. Five charging points are located in council car parks. Four of these are ‘fast’...

VIDEO: Two media students from the Isle of Wight College are hoping a film they have made about Walk the Wight will inspire people to join in this year’s 25th anniversary event. Student film-makers Kris Bean, 19 and Jamie Carruthers,...

Work to complete the ten-week engineering project to repair the storm-damaged rail network on the Isle of Wight continues this week. Under the supervision of an Engineering Geologist, engineers have been digging steps into the bank at Sandown, a technique called benching, to help make the...