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Wightlink has released its timetable for 2025, but with a warning that prices are set to increase next year. More than 39,000 crossings are timetabled across its 3 routes in line with the total number of sailings in 2024. On...

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...

36-year-old Ben Green, an alcoholic who smashed into another car whilst more than 3 times over the drink drive limit, has been slapped with a 2-year driving ban. Green, of Ash Close in Newport, pleaded guilty to a single charge...

Losing weight is no easy task and it can be even more challenging when you’re a man, but after successfully losing 2-and-a-half stone Islander Stuart Vass is now setting up his own Slimming World group in Ryde. Slimming World’s ‘Machobesity...

The paddle steamer Waverley will no longer be making stops at Ryde Pier as the berth has been rendered 'out of service' - with Yarmouth Pier also now unavailable. It has been confirmed that this weekend's planned stop at Ryde...

Plans to regenerate The Bay area were presented to around 200 local residents and businesses at Shanklin Theatre on Tuesday (17th September). Representatives from Shanklin Town Council, the Isle of Wight Council and the Environment Agency informed attendees on a...

Hostility towards proposed housing off Camp Road in Freshwater has continued to build ahead of a consultation deadline on Friday this week. Councillor John Medland, who represents Freshwater South on the Isle of Wight Council, has joined Freshwater Parish Council...

Ahead of National Organ Donation Week (23rd-29th September), which marks 30 years of the NHS Organ Donor Register, an Isle of Wight family has shared their story about the importance of organ donation. Last year, Isle of Wight NHS Trust...

Ryde Police Station will re-open to the public next month, it has been announced. It is the latest police station to be opened by the Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones following her pledge to ensure residents feel connected to...

Motorists are reminded that a major project to replace the entire deck of Yarmouth Bridge will begin on Monday (23rd September). The work is scheduled to last up to 8 weeks during which the structure will be closed to road...