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The first residents have moved into their new homes at Three Oaks, a 100% affordable scheme for Isle of Wight residents in Newport.
Read moreDetailsPublic toilets in Sandown will be free to use - on a trial basis - throughout 2026, following a decision made by Sandown Town Council.
Read moreDetailsHampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police have become the first forces in the country to trial a pioneering new way to contact them - an AI assistant called Bobbi.
Read moreDetailsThis is your much-anticipated weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetailsNewport-based manufacturing firm A.J. Wells & Son has been fined £200,000 after a health and safety incident, involving a trolley laden with sheets of steel, led to an employee losing his left foot.
Read moreDetailsAnother thrilling day of closed-road motorsport will return to the Isle of Wight in just a matter of months, with the Weaver Brothers Island Stages Rally officially confirmed for Sunday 15th February 2026.
Read moreDetailsA bid to turn an ‘extremely tired’ former Isle of Wight hotel into 8 flats has won the backing of a county councillor – amid concerns current tenants could be made homeless.
Read moreDetailsOne of the Isle of Wight Council’s most senior figures has announced he will be stepping down next year after 7 years of service to the Island.
Read moreDetailsThe Conservative Opposition in Parliament has formally backed regulation for Isle of Wight ferries, slamming ticket prices as 'extortionately high'.
Read moreDetailsPlans to replace a former social services building with 10 new affordable homes will come before the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee this evening (25th November). Councillors are due to consider an outline proposal from County Hall to demolish...
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