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The Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary has departed the charity after just 18 months in the role. It was in February 2023 that Susan McCall joined the Wroxall-based attraction, bringing her wealth of experience to the...

Local policing will be given a boost to help tackle anti-social behaviour, restore neighbourhood policing and make our streets safer, the Home Secretary has announced - but it will come at a cost to the taxpayer. Part of the Government’s...

32-year-old Arran Wood, who became so threatening to a hotel receptionist that she had to lock herself in a room and press a panic button, has pleaded guilty to a number of offences including assaulting multiple Police officers. Wood, previously...

Residents of Ryde's Bank Gardens have been left isolated following the installation of scaffolding which has blocked their road for the second time this year.  Scaffolding at the entrance to the tight residential street - off High Street - was...

Around 11,000 WASPI women across the Isle of Wight have seemingly lost their battle against the Government as Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says they will not be compensating those affected. For several years Women Against State Pension Inequality...

The Isle of Wight Council is reminding residents of the process of safely disposing of sharp items, to help protect the waste collection teams. Households are being told not to place any sharps in your household waste or recycling. These...

Outdooractive, Europe's largest outdoor activity and tourism digital platform, has released its latest UK map update which includes work enabled by cooperation with the Isle of Wight Council and Visit Isle of Wight. Created by its own team of cartographers,...

The demolition of a former Ryde farmhouse on the site of the future Pennyfeathers development - damaged through numerous acts of vandalism - has been hailed as good news by developers and locals, which will ultimately make the area safer....

The Isle of Wight Council has launched a public consultation to give Islanders the opportunity to have their say on how it should spend its money next year. The annual budget consultation is now underway - seeking feedback from all...

Private Peter Grundy, of Lower Highland Road in Ryde, was killed by an explosion in Forkhill, Northern Ireland on 16th December 1979 - 45 years ago today. Peter was born on the Isle of Wight in 1958 and enlisted in...