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Island Roads is undertaking a 'customer' survey this Autumn to gather residents' views on the services it provides. While the survey covers all aspects of Island Roads’ work, the organisation is keen gain more feedback on its Summer season activities,...

Cowes Town Council has written to the Isle of Wight Council raising a 'failure of proper process and due diligence' regarding a drone trial. In a letter to the Isle of Wight Council’s chief executive officer, Wendy Perera, the Town...

The Isle of Wight Council will take action on the Island’s 'grossly inadequate' NHS dental care provision. Following a vote at last Wednesday’s Full Council meeting in Newport, the Council says it will hold the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to...

Police are investigating a public order incident after a van driver lost the plot at a learner driver - all for beeping the horn. The incident, in which the van driver became verbally abusive at the learner and their instructor,...

Edwin Snow - who tolled the curfew bell morning and evening in Newport for over 30 years until he was incapacitated by illness - passed away on this day in 1899, 125 years ago. Until Mr Snow's death, a curfew...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a car almost collided with a pedestrian on a pavement in Newport. Between 16:20 and 16:30 on Monday 12th August, a silver Mercedes mounted the pavement at the junction from...

'Always use an extra second to look twice' - that's the message after a pony and rider were struck by a hit-and-run driver on Friday (20th September), just 5 days after a safety awareness event promoting 'Pass Wide & Slow'....

This Organ Donation Week (23rd – 29th September), NHS Blood and Transplant and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is encouraging people to think about organ donation and register their wishes.  Over the past 30 years, thousands of lives have been...

A major consultation on Isle of Wight Council proposals to tackle the high number of surplus school places in Island primary schools - by closing 6 local schools - has been launched. Islanders are being asked to share their views...

Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake will all headline next year's Isle of Wight Festival, with other chart-topping acts such as Faithless, The Script, Olly Murs, Texas, Teddy Swims and Alison Moyet joining the line-up. The Isle of Wight Festival will...