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Over 2,000 students were suspended on the Isle of Wight in the 2023/24 school year, according to figures from the Department of Education. The new data reveals that an astonishing 1 in 7 students missed time at school due to...

Island band Wet Leg’s latest album ‘moisturiser’ has gone straight to number 1 of the official UK album chart. Titled 'moisturiser', the album fended off stiff competition from Amy MacDonald and Oasis - who are in the middle of a...

An inquest has heard details of how 31-year-old Samuel Gibbons, remembered as a generous and warm-hearted man, died instantly when a Police officer pulled out in front of his motorcycle, which was travelling at speeds in excess of 100mph. The...

Volunteer firefighters from East Anglia have returned from a 2-week humanitarian mission to Ukraine, where they delivered emergency aid - including a former Isle of Wight fire engine - to frontline communities. The team, led by the humanitarian non-profit Actions...

Morrisons is set to install 8 new electric vehicle charging bays at its Lake store, but the move will come at the cost of 15 existing staff parking spaces. A planning application, submitted by Motor Fuel Group, outlines the creation...

NFU Mutual New Forest, Isle of Wight and Bournemouth is continuing its year of distinction by securing a third prestigious award. The agency was recently named the winner of the Isle of Wight Countryside Business of the Year, a distinguished...

Isle of Wight rapper Fugo Kid has been announced for the 2025 edition of Camp Bestival, joining previously announced headliners Tom Jones, Sugababes and Remember Monday. Fugo Kid, the stage name of Jack Portuito, will join Rascal Raves, made up...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) approved several key initiatives aimed at strengthening community engagement and future planning across the parish at a recent Full Council meeting. Highlights of the meeting included the unanimous approval of a grant application from...

An Island pro-Palestine activist has voiced concern over Isle of Wight Council pension fund investments potentially being 'complicit' in Israeli war crimes. Marilyn Barrett from the newly formed Isle of Wight branch of the nationwide Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) questioned...

Plans to create a new Mayoral County Combined Authority (MCCA) for the region have reached a new stage, following confirmation from the Government that it will proceed with the necessary legislation. Southampton City Council, Portsmouth City Council, Hampshire County Council,...