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The sale of the former Yarmouth Primary School site to a charity will now go ahead, with development plans including a maritime museum and climate change hub. County Hall’s deputy leader, Councillor Ian Stephens, has approved the detailed terms of...

Are you seeking a new opportunity for 2025? Applications are now open to become a RNLI face-to-face fundraiser here on the Isle of Wight. Face-to-face fundraisers help the RNLI reach thousands of people every year, sharing important water safety messages...

Joe Robertson, MP for Isle of Wight East, hosted a roundtable discussion with students at Ryde Academy earlier this week to talk about safer phones. A bill is being introduced to Parliament this week which aims to protect children and...

Isle of Wight families can start thinking about planning holidays for next year as the proposed school term dates for the 2026/27 academic year have been revealed. It is proposed that children will head back to school on Wednesday 2nd...

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary has submitted a planning application to build a new 2,000sqft multifunction facility - complete with a rooftop viewing terrace - overlooking a new bear enclosure. The focus of the application is to provide a new habitat for...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (7th March 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 3831 £100.00 12532 £100.00 17935 £100.00 1994 £100.00 18035 £100.00 11260 £100.00 9906 £100.00 14385 £100.00 12575 £100.00 15085 £100.00 10184

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

The Police and Crime Commissioner is working with the Isle of Wight Council's Children's Services team amid growing concerns about home-schooled children at risk of falling into criminality, radicalisation or exploitation. Concerns are mounting over some children who are registered...

A main road in and out of Sandown will be closed overnight for a period of around 2 weeks to allow further works to be carried out to a railway bridge. Avenue Road will be closed between Perowne Way and...

The Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet will not vote on whether to proceed with the closure of 5 local primary schools as expected tonight (Thursday), with the decision to be deferred by 'at least 2 weeks'. Local families, school staff...