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Through a pivotal programme delivered by local firm Diamond Adventures, every Isle of Wight Primary School will receive a completely free day trip to London - thanks to support from sponsors WightFibre and Red Funnel. For some local children, this...
Read moreDetailsA sign warning motorists of crossing peacocks has been erected outside an Isle of Wight pub. Hare and Hounds - located on Downend Road - took to their Facebook page over the weekend to show off the new sign which...
Read moreDetailsBelgrave Road in Ventnor is set to be closed for several weeks - if not months - as the Isle of Wight Council looks to carry out further stability assessments, before then instructing even more assessments. It was on 8th...
Read moreDetailsAlmost 15,000 homes and businesses in Ryde and Newport can now order Full Fibre broadband through the Openreach network, with the town of Sandown next in line. Openreach engineers have been hard at work to bring ultrafast broadband to more...
Read moreDetailsCounty Hall has voted to support people who have been in care, a group facing ‘significant barriers that impact them throughout their lives’. Last week most councillors backed Councillor Debbie Andre’s motion to assist ‘care experienced people’ who the Local...
Read moreDetailsOne of first signs of Spring - Elm Blossom - will arrive on the Isle of Wight in the next few weeks. Soon elm trees the length and breadth of the country - including right here on the Island -...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Council has been told it must start declaring how many potholes it is fixing and at what cost - or lose vital cash from the Government. From mid-April, local authorities across England will start to receive...
Read moreDetailsAn interim proposal on how local government reorganisation should impact the Isle of Wight is to be submitted to central Government. The interim plan, agreed by the Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet, is the culmination of a series of meetings...
Read moreDetailsEmily Brothers - who stood in the 2024 General Election as a prospective candidate for the Isle of Wight East - has been confirmed as the Labour Party’s candidate in the forthcoming Lake North by-election. Brothers - born in Liverpool...
Read moreDetailsAn Arreton man who crashed into a stationary vehicle after he consumed alcohol at a local pub has been banned from the roads for 28 months. Paul Smith, 67, of Hopkins Walk in Arreton, admitted drink driving and assault by...
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