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Joe Robertson MP recently hosted the first Ryde Business Forum drop-in event, where over 50 local businesspeople turned out to discuss issues affecting business and the wider Ryde community. The Ryde Business Forum was set up by the East Wight...

A drug driver from Ryde, who was stopped by Police after he cut across a roundabout in Newport, has been handed a 12-month driving ban. Shane Burt, 36, of Alfred Street, admitted drug driving when he appeared at the Isle...

An urgent fundraising campaign has been launched to save Cowes Community Pantry from eviction. The pantry, operated by BabyBank Network Isle of Wight (soon to be renamed Feeding Isle of Wight), is under threat after receiving notice to vacate its...

The company behind the long-delayed tidal energy project off the Isle of Wight is facing serious doubts over its future, as directors admit there is 'material uncertainty' over whether it can continue operating. Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), which holds...

A public sector union has fired a further warning shot over the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s ‘workforce reduction’ plans at St Mary’s Hospital. UNISON said the trust’s intentions centre around a “planned recruitment freeze” – something it added “could...

Questions were asked of a proposal for 9 ‘much-needed’, 3-bedroom houses on land in Wootton at a recent parish council meeting. Wootton Bridge councillors, including County Hall representative Sarah Redrup, raised concerns over Tradeamp Ltd’s application for 3-bedroom homes on...

The Isle of Wight College is open to prospective students for their Open Evening this Thursday (24th April), at both its Newport Campus and the CECAMM facility in Whippingham. The event - held between 16:00 - 18:00 - is open...

A pair of seaside chalets in Gurnard near Cowes could be demolished, paving the way for a 2-bedroom house. Mr and Mrs Huxford have lodged a planning application to demolish 15 and 16 Marsh Road in Gurnard - Number 15...

A Newport man who claimed he was 'okay to drive' a few days after consuming cocaine is to be sentenced for drug driving in May. Richard Harrison, 46, of Halberry Lane in Newport, admitted drug driving when he appeared at...

A number of Isle of Wight cycling infrastructure projects are facing severe delays due to an ongoing dispute between the Isle of Wight Council and highways contractor Ringway Island Roads, CycleWight has claimed. The advocacy group says it has been...