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The Bay CE School has achieved a Bronze RRSA: Rights Committed School Accreditation. The Bronze: Rights Committed is the first stage of the Rights Respecting Schools Award and the school, across both the primary and secondary sites, will now work...

The owners of a Yarmouth pub have applied to the Isle of Wight Council for permission to install high quality bed and breakfast accommodation. Character Inns IOW Limited is seeking to transform The Kings Head’s 7x first floor bedrooms and...

A multi-pronged public health drive was agreed at County Hall on Thursday, including a ‘smokefree policies in public places and workplaces’ pledge. The Isle of Wight Health and Wellbeing Board, made up of figures from across the Isle of Wight’s...

Southern Vectis' popular Christmas Lights Tour will be returning once again this December, with tickets now on sale! Get wrapped up ready for a unique festive experience for all the family aboard an open top bus, visiting some of the...

It’s been a hive of activity at an Isle of Wight wastewater treatment works this month, as more than 50,000 honeybees are being carefully relocated to more suitable surroundings.  Southern Water's team at the Sandown site called for help after...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (1st November 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 14709 £100.00 13683 £100.00 16927 £100.00 3992 £100.00 10409 £100.00 16512 £100.00 4960 £100.00 18091 £100.00 10090 £100.00 3296 £100.00 9917

A ‘no waiting at any time’ permanent parking restriction on Seaview’s High Street could be approved next week. From next Thursday (7th November), council leader Phil Jordan could decide to authorise the policy. It is said to have been called...

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...

The Wheatsheaf Inn in St Thomas's Square, Newport is said to be haunted by the tragic figure of a beautiful young widow, Anne Blundell. It is claimed that the teenage ghost visits the hotel to mourn her husband, John, who died...

19-year-old Aaron Thomas, who was found to be drug driving after he was stopped by Police, has been banned from the roads for 15 months.  Thomas, of West Street in Ryde, admitted drug driving when he appeared at the Isle...