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A key meeting has taken place to discuss the Islander’s Charter to address the Isle of Wight’s ferry services and broader transport challenges. Chaired by Nigel Talbot of WUG, the meeting on 24th January brought together members of the WUG...

Southampton Football Club’s official charity, Saints Foundation, has announced the signing of Red Funnel to support the charity as a Premium Patron. Red Funnel’s proud support of Saints Foundation represents the latest step in its continued commitment to the communities...

Gurnard's Woodvale Road will be closed for nearly 6 months from today (Monday) as Southern Water works to reduce storm overflows. Between Monday 3rd February and Tuesday 29th July, Woodvale Road - between its junctions with Baring Road and Prince's...

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has announced 90 more police officers will be recruited for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary. The 90 extra roles will mean the Commissioner has enabled the force to increase its police officer numbers...

A new investigation has revealed the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has paid out almost £6million in compensation for children's medical negligence claims lodged against the Trust in the last 5 years alone. Fresh data obtained by Medical Negligence Assist...

A Newport man who was stopped by Police just a day after he had taken some cocaine at a friend's birthday party has been banned from the roads for 12 months. Darren Stride, 48, of Flint Path, admitted in charge...

A new report has revealed that many of the internationally important habitats within the Solent, such as saltmarsh, mudflats and seagrass beds, as well as key bird and fish species, have suffered dramatic declines and they could be lost entirely...

Appley Towers was a substantial mansion built in the Jacobean and Dutch Revival style to the east of Ryde, but it was sadly demolished in 1959. The former Appley Estate once formed part of the St John's Estate. The famous...

Newport man Steven 'Lord' Redhead spent a morning in Magistrates Court detention earlier this week in order to clear an outstanding court debt of nearly £700. 50-year-old Redhead, of Horsebridge Hill, appeared before the courts on Tuesday for a fines...

The Newport Junction Railway - which ran (at that time) from Shide to Sandown - opened for business on 1st February 1875. The new railway was the first connecting the County Town with the east coast of the Isle of...