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BATHING WATER WARNINGS MAIN INTEREST IN SOUTHERN WATER AND COUNTY HALL MEETING
A meeting between Southern Water and Isle of Wight councillors to be held later today (Thursday) has been called over mounting public concern for water quality across the Island.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT FOSSIL HUNTER’S STORY SELECTED FOR NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY TALENT FUND
A documentary following an Isle of Wight fossil hunter's efforts to connect with his young daughter through a shared passion has been selected for backing by the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund.
Read moreDetailsNEW TRANSPARENCY RULES TO EXPOSE HOW WELL COUNCILS FIX POTHOLES
Councils must prove they are doing more to fix potholes and future-proof roads under tough new requirements...
Read moreDetailsLAKE CLIFFS PROTECTIVE BOARDS TO BE REMOVED AS SOME SECTIONS REACH END OF LIFESPAN
Some areas are no longer providing the protection they were designed to offer...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (1ST – 5TH JUNE 2026)
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
Read moreDetailsNO PLEAS YET FROM RYDE MAN CHARGED WITH 25 CHILD SEX OFFENCES
44-year-old Gareth Wheeler faces 25 sexual offence charges, ranging from sexual activity with a child and making indecent images.
Read moreDetailsMORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS PROTEST OVER PLANS TO DISCHARGE SEWAGE NEAR BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR
East Wight MP Joe Robertson has joined local residents in a bid to stop Southern Water releasing additional combined sewage water on a Bembridge beach.
Read moreDetailsNEW FACE AT ISLE OF WIGHT CORONER’S COURT AS ASSISTANT CORONER BEGINS SITTING
A new Assistant Coroner has begun sitting on the Isle of Wight, in what could represent an important step towards reducing the lengthy delays that have plagued the Coroner's Service in recent years.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY COURSE HELPS ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Aspiring business owners on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to turn their ideas into reality with the return of the Isle of Wight Lottery Business Start Up Course.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MACE-BEARER MARKS 25 YEARS OF CIVIC SERVICE
The Isle of Wight Council’s mace-bearer has reflected on 25 years of civic service, admitting he had 'no clue' what the role involved when he first took it on.
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