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Members of Vectis Services Lodge and other Island Freemason Lodges who have served in the services, took part in the RBLI Great Tommy Sleep Out last weekend to raise money for homeless veterans. The members made a day of it,...

Isle of Wight Radio’s 2025 Best in Business Awards took place on Friday (21st March), with more than 40 local enterprises and talented individuals recognised on the night. Hosted by Breakfast Show host Paul Topping and the elegant Emily Wells,...

An Isle of Wight village’s former convenience store could be converted into a 2-bedroom flat. Hinal Patel applied to County Hall for a change of use of the upper and lower ground floors of a Nettlestone property that used to...

Richard Quigley MP has welcomed the news that 39 schools and NHS sites across the South East - including St Mary's Hospital - will receive funding from Great British Energy to install solar panels, saving thousands of pounds on energy...

The Diocese of Portsmouth has referred the Isle of Wight Council to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) over the process it followed when selecting which schools it might close. Lawyers wrote to the council’s legal team on Friday...

Through a pivotal programme delivered by local firm Diamond Adventures, every Isle of Wight Primary School will receive a completely free day trip to London - thanks to support from sponsors WightFibre and Red Funnel. For some local children, this...

A sign warning motorists of crossing peacocks has been erected outside an Isle of Wight pub. Hare and Hounds - located on Downend Road - took to their Facebook page over the weekend to show off the new sign which...

Belgrave Road in Ventnor is set to be closed for several weeks - if not months - as the Isle of Wight Council looks to carry out further stability assessments, before then instructing even more assessments. It was on 8th...

Almost 15,000 homes and businesses in Ryde and Newport can now order Full Fibre broadband through the Openreach network, with the town of Sandown next in line. Openreach engineers have been hard at work to bring ultrafast broadband to more...

County Hall has voted to support people who have been in care, a group facing ‘significant barriers that impact them throughout their lives’. Last week most councillors backed Councillor Debbie Andre’s motion to assist ‘care experienced people’ who the Local...