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The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (20th December 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 9653 £100.00 17288 £100.00 9566 £100.00 2373 £100.00 9327 £100.00 1414 £100.00 1783 £100.00 8258 £100.00 6889 £100.00 13120 £100.00 11008

A 10-year long argument about the old railway footpath that runs alongside Embankment Road in Bembridge appears to be over, with the imminent reopening of the path in the New Year. The British Rail branch line to Bembridge was closed...

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...

After more than 200 years, The Sloop Inn at Wootton is set to undergo a name change and will soon be known as 'The Watermill' under proposals by its parent company. Stonehouse has applied to the Isle of Wight Council...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the biggest investment in a generation for hospices, ensuring that hospices such as Mountbatten Isle of Wight can continue to deliver the highest quality end-of-life care possible for their patients, families and loved ones....

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones asked Chief Constable Scott Chilton a number of questions on policing across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight during a recent online Q&A session. COPS - or Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services - was...

Red Funnel has announced that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) will be the company’s Charity of the Year for the duration of 2025.   The announcement follows the results of a vote by the Isle of Wight...

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday) as the mercury drops once again. The team will treat the local road network from 03:30, just before...

Seaview resident Roy Hayward, one of the last surviving veterans from the D-Day landings, has died at the age of 99 years old.  His family say he died peacefully at St Mary's Hospital, Newport in the early hours of Sunday...

There is a backlog of more than 100 open criminal cases at the Isle of Wight Crown Court, new Government figures have revealed. The latest Ministry of Justice (MOJ) dataset reveals that the Island court - located on Quay Street...