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Motorists face significant travel disruption on Monday when Kite Hill, the main road connecting Ryde and Newport, is closed. Openreach is due to undertake essential works to the telecommunications network between Wootton Bridge and Fishbourne Lane from 09:30 on Monday...

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...

A support package to help Islanders on low incomes pay council tax was approved by the Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday evening. Full Council opted to go ahead with the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Scheme 2025/26 and continue...

A group of 13 Isle of Wight farmers travelled to London earlier this week to join the mass protest against Labour’s anti-farming tax hike. Joe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, met with some of the group...

A concrete barn storing hundreds of hay bales and modern farming equipment could be built on the edge of the Isle of Wight National Landscape. Simon Long submitted a planning application for a green cladded barn and a new private...

The Island held its first-ever dyslexia and dyscalculia conference last week, hosted by Islander and dyslexic expert Jo Rees in collaboration with Hampshire Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia affects approximately 20% of the population and is the most common learning difference. With...

Red Funnel's operations director, Leanna Lakes, is to leave the company next year, it has been confirmed. Leanna joined the cross-Solent operator in February 2020 and has been described as an 'integral part of the team', steering the company through...

As The National Lottery marks its 30th birthday - a game changer in bringing positive change to communities and nature - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has revealed a major boost to its flagship initiative, Team Wilder, thanks...

GP practices, dental practices, pharmacies, urgent treatment centres, hospitals, primary schools and early years providers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are highlighting the importance of reducing the use of antibiotics where appropriate to ensure they work when we...

Families with infants requiring special care at St Mary’s Hospital can now take a virtual tour of the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and take a look around the environment and the facilities available to families on the Island. The...