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Pet owners on the Isle of Wight are being urged to take extra care when buying flea and worm treatments online, following a national warning about dangerous counterfeit products that have already caused serious harm to animals. The Intellectual Property...

Guidance aiming to ‘protect the identity’ of the Isle of Wight’s historic high streets will be considered by councillors tonight (Thursday). The Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee (ERTIC) will decide whether to move forward with the draft Commercial Frontages...

With a yellow heat-health alert declared by the Met Office, the NHS is calling on residents to keep cool and stay hydrated to reduce health risks. The Met Office has declared a yellow heat-health alert from now until 10:00 on...

A long-serving member of Godshill Parish Council has resigned with immediate effect after describing some of her fellow councillors as ‘impossible to work with’. Alison Child, who had been a member of Godshill Parish Council for 15 years, tendered her...

Morrisons has launched a fleet of electric home delivery vans on the Isle of Wight, making all its local grocery deliveries electric for the first time. The new vehicles are expected to save more than 300 tonnes of CO2 emissions...

Residents of Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch ward will head to the polls today (Thursday) to elect their next Isle of Wight councillor. The County Hall by-election was called after the resignation of independent councillor Rodney Downer who represented the area...

A teenager has been given a 12-month community order for handling stolen goods after an 11-year-old was attacked at Ryde Skate Park back in 2022. Levi Taylor, 18, of George Street in Ryde, appeared before a Judge at the Isle...

An Isle of Wight police officer will face a gross misconduct hearing later this month following allegations he gave false information and failed to follow instructions during an investigation. PC Kane Brookes is due to appear before a misconduct panel...

Television and radio personality Barbara Kelly opened Sandown Zoo (now Wildheart Animal Sanctuary) in the former Granite Fort on 9th July 1955. The opening was delayed for an hour due to the large number of holidaymakers who were travelling to...

Plans for a new ‘multi-million-pound’ McDonald’s restaurant on the Isle of Wight were waved through last night (Tuesday), subject to conditions. The planning committee ditched council officers’ recommendation to reject the proposed ‘drive-thru’ facility off Newport Road in Lake. Councillor...