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Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day will return this year, paying tribute to the Island's dedicated forces community with a day of honour and recognition. The event, on Sunday 29th June, will once again be held beachside at Eastern Gardens...

Isle of Wight shoppers can pick up an extra bag to put through the checkout this Easter to support families facing financial difficulties during the school holidays. The popular donation bags pre-packed with healthy long-life food items will be available...

Island Roads is preparing to deliver another programme of highway improvement works across the Isle of Wight this Spring. The programme of surface dressing has been agreed following analysis of road surveys and is designed both to increase skid resistance...

Following backlash over a parking ticket issued to a Mountbatten nurse on a patient visit last month, the Isle of Wight Council has agreed to meet with the hospice to discuss possible changes to the current rules. As previously reported...

Charlie Kray - the elder brother of gangland twins Ronnie and Reggie - passed away at St Mary's hospital at 20:50 on 4th April 2000. The 73-year-old had been seriously ill after suffering a heart attack the previous month in...

Families across the Isle of Wight will see a welcome boost to their household budget as Child Benefit payments are set to increase from next week. From Sunday (7th April), parents will receive £26.05 per week (£1,354.60 a year) for...

A mystery man, known only as Mr. G from the Isle of Wight, has landed an amazing £1million prize in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw. His first purchase after winning was a meal out with his friends to celebrate....

Students thrive in the residential provision of St Catherine’s School and College as detailed in its latest outstanding Ofsted Social Care Inspection. The day and residential special school based in Ventnor, focuses on supporting students with speech, language and communication...

The RNLI has released its rescue figures for 2024, which show the charity’s lifeboats on the Isle of Wight launched 178 times last year. There were over 3,100 shouts in the South East alone, across 31 lifeboat stations stretching from...

The urgent need for a comprehensive viability study into a fixed link between the Isle of Wight and the UK mainland has gained significant political backing, as concerns mount over the Island’s deteriorating transport links. Isle of Wight West MP...