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The Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has funded sign language training to support Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary in communicating with deaf people. The British Sign Language (BSL) course run by Sign For Thoughts has helped police officers...

Local people and visitors wishing to travel around the Isle of Wight’s spectacular coastline can enjoy an exciting new Breezer bus service to Seaview this Summer.  Southern Vectis has now introduced its brand new Sea Breezer service - between Ryde,...

Plans to overhaul the Isle of Wight Council’s governance model, described as a 'bright future' for County Hall, have been given the official go ahead. Full Council voted to approve a new committee system constitution, replacing the local authority’s cabinet...

An extensive portfolio of 84 properties across the Isle of Wight, known as The Needles Portfolio, has been brought to market with a guide price of £14.75million. The multi-site investment includes 76 residential and 8 commercial units, all currently tenanted,...

The owner of Ada Mediterranean Kitchen in Ryde is looking to transform a former jeweller's into a bistro-style restaurant, if plans are approved. Sinan Keskin has made a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council for a change of...

Plans have been submitted for investigative works at the Grade I listed Osborne House in East Cowes - the former Royal residence of Queen Victoria - in a bid to address long-standing structural concerns affecting part of the historic building’s cornice....

Southern Vectis is mourning the loss of its managing director, Andrew Wickham MBE, who has died following a long illness. His passing has prompted an outpouring of sorrow across the transport industry and here on the Isle of Wight, where...

A new plan to restore wildlife and protect habitats on the Isle of Wight has been launched this month, with national praise and formal government approval. The Isle of Wight Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) is just the fourth to...

Wight Coaches is celebrating continued success after being crowned Growth Business of the Year at the 2025 Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards earlier this month. The accolade recognised a year of major progress for the travel company,...

Island Line is back under public ownership as South Western Railway (SWR) becomes the first railway operator to transfer back into Government control under new legislation, ending almost 30 years of fragmentation and waste under privatisation.   The change brought about...