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During last year's work, children and adults in the village were also provided with bicycles, basic school supplies, clothing and food, while volunteers helped with the teaching of basic English

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been invited to visit the Isle of Wight to hear first-hand about 'island specific cost-of-living pressures'.

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

It is confirmed that Dentalwell have made the decision to hand back the £6.8 million NHS dental contract, leaving many Islanders lost for hope once again.

A plan to demolish a former bus depot in Ventnor, paving the way for a ‘comprehensive redevelopment scheme’, has won support from local councillors.

Motorists face around 6 months of disruption in and around Newchurch when a major project to replace thousands of metres of ageing water pipes gets underway in October.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Isle of Wight Literary Festival, with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Celia Imrie and Larry Lamb among the stars heading to Cowes

Over 100 jobs are set to be created from approved plans to expand a window and door manufacturer’s operations near the Isle of Wight’s county town.

Feedback from previous forums has resulted in the introduction of Frequent PrePay, designed to give regular travellers a fixed-price travel option among other things.

Islanders are being urged to order repeat prescriptions in good time and make use of pharmacies and other NHS services if illness or injury threatens to put a dampener on the final bank holiday weekend of the summer.