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Local Newport community councillor Vix Lowthion has been elected onto the Green Party’s national executive for the third time, stepping into the role of Internal Communications Coordinator until 2027. She has previously served two terms as Policy Development Coordinator. In...

Newport's Hunnyhill Primary School is celebrating a strong Ofsted report which recognises the school’s transformation since its last inspection. Following its latest inspection in July 2025, Ofsted has judged the school ‘Good’ in every area – the quality of education,...

Three photographs taken in Cowes by Isle of Wight photographer Clive Blount have gone on display at a national maritime exhibition. The images, captured during this summer’s prestigious Richard Mille Cup, have been selected for inclusion in the National Historic...

Blackwater Mill, a former care home near Newport that was shut down following serious failings in care standards, has been sold to a family-run group who have plans to reopen the site. Blackwater Mill was for many years one of...

An Isle of Wight councillor says his business keeps flooding due to a new housing estate – but the developer says it is “not aware” of any issues. “I  wanted to throw the towel in" Cllr Matthew Price, who owns...

A man who stole more than £1,270 worth of goods from 2 national chain supermarkets will be sentenced in November. Jamie Hewitt, 42, of Green Street in Ryde, admitted 2 counts of theft from a shop when he appeared at...

Police issued a total of 184 postal requisitions to motorists who ignored a temporary one-way system during the troublesome closure of Horsebridge Hill earlier this year, it can be revealed. The main road between Newport and Cowes was shut for...

A man was tasered after he pushed a Police Officer in Gunville last month, a court has heard. Lewis Dewick, 34, of no fixed abode, admitted a single count of assault a PC when he appeared at the Isle of...

Candidates in the running to replace the recently-resigned David Maclean as Lake North’s new Isle of Wight councillor have set out their stalls ahead of polling day on 2nd October. The County Hall by-election, called after the Reform UK councillor...

Newport IW Football Club will remain ground-sharing at Cowes Sports’ Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park) for the entirety of the 2025/26 season. The arrangement was initially intended to cover only the opening fixtures of the campaign, but delays in completing...