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The cheapest places to buy a property on the Isle of Wight have been revealed - and the results may surprise you... A new report has ranked all neighbourhoods across the Isle of Wight based on their average house prices,...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is looking to recruit wholetime firefighters to help keep the community safe. For a 72-hour period from 00:01 on Monday 3rd March. the organisation is opening its application window for anyone...

A new cataract clinic has opened on the Isle of Wight, enabling Islanders to attend pre and postoperative appointments without having to travel to the mainland. Just under 30% of Isle of Wight residents are aged 65 or over, and...

Households in the Newport area will be told to pay more towards the local precept on their council tax bills from April. Budget proposals from Newpot & Carisbrooke Community Council's Finance lead, Councillor Geoff Brodie, and Chairman, Councillor Martin Oliver,...

Ryde Library is set to get a fresh new look following a successful application to the Arts Council England’s Libraries Improvement Fund. The grant will facilitate the refurbishment of the children’s library and the addition of an accessible toilet, with...

An Isle of Wight rock band have celebrated the release of their latest single with a stripped-back performance in a local record shop. 5 Degrees North, who released Burn last week, took to the stage at Newport’s AAA Records for...

A 3-bedroom house with rooftop solar panels could be built within the grounds of a neglected former Ventnor hotel. Paul Clark has lodged a planning application with the Isle of Wight Council for a 2-storey home off Ventnor’s Madeira Road,...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has defended the Island’s inclusion in Labour’s fast-track devolution plans in the face of doubt over County Hall’s future. Phil Jordan has said that fast-track devolution is about having local control of...

An iconic Isle of Wight footbridge in a very poor and unsafe condition will be replaced, as the Isle of Wight Council green lights plans supported by the local community. Shorwell Parish Council’s revised bid to replace Shorwell’s White Lady...

Households across the Isle of Wight will be forced to pay almost 5% more in council tax from April, as well as more money to fund the police, the fire service and town/parish precepts. The draft 2025/26 budget, revealed earlier...