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Devon & Cornwall Police have officially taken delivery of 'Neptune', a powerful new marine patrol vessel custom-built by Isle of Wight boatbuilder Cheetah Marine. Unveiled during a handover event in Plymouth last week, the bespoke 11.5m twin-hull catamaran is designed...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has launched a new public panel aimed at strengthening engagement with local communities across the region. The initiative, called Your Service, Your Say, invites residents aged 18 and over to share...

Isle of Wight East MP, Joe Robertson, has highlighted the importance of railways to the visitor economy and the vital role played by volunteers in heritage railways during a Westminster Hall debate. During the Westminster Hall debate, Mr Robertson spoke...

An incident on a main road in Ryde has resulted in the scrambling of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency service personnel were first called to Melville Street at around 14:00. Multiple resources from...

Exhibitors, visitors, and industry professionals alike contributed to the vibrant atmosphere across the 2-day IW Homes & Interiors Show last weekend, which has been hailed as another great success. Workshops, demonstrations, and sales were particularly well-received, with many visitors choosing...

Before the lights, the discos and the live music, the Ponda Rosa was no more than a pig farm in the quiet countryside of Ashey. But by the 60s, 70s and 80s, the Ponda Rosa had become one of the...

Spooky season is here and The Price Is Wight is offering a fang-tastic Halloween Ball experience at the luxury Lakeside Park Hotel & Spa in Wootton - and all at a frighteningly good price. The exclusive event is being held...

120 pupils of Bembridge Primary School were sent home after their classrooms were invaded by dozens of venomous false widow spiders on 4th October 1995. The Church of England school was forced to close after one of the tropical spiders...

An Isle of Wight man has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Executive Officer of Sepsis Research FEAT, as the charity embarks on a major expansion to raise awareness and fund life-saving research across the UK. Stephen Moore, who grew...

Sandown Town Hall’s street-facing façade will get a facelift as part of the building’s ‘much-needed’ restoration. The Isle of Wight Council’s Listed Building Consent application to refurbish Sandown Town Hall’s frontage on Grafton Street has been accepted. Approved plans include...