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The first set of walks have been released for the Isle of Wight Autumn Walking Festival. Celebrating 25 years, the Isle of Wight Autumn Walking Festival takes place from 5th to 13th October, with a range of new walks and...

Southern Vectis is working with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Street Pastors to create a late night Safe Space at Newport Bus Station.  The pilot, which will see pastors and police officers in the Southern Vectis travel shop...

Maternity services across Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth (SHIP) are celebrating after being awarded Stage 2 accreditation from UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative. The accreditation shows how hard the teams have worked in caring for mothers, families, and parents,...

Plans for a brand-new film studio here on the Island are gathering pace again, some 16 months after they were originally touted. It was in November 2022 that plans were first unveiled to build a new television and film studio...

Islanders are being encouraged to join the conversation on school place planning on the Isle of Wight. In the Island's first mainstream school place planning strategy published last month, the Isle of Wight Council highlighted the huge challenge facing schools...

A pair of Southampton men involved in the burglary of Sandown's Co-op back in February - in which £5,000 was stolen -  have not been handed custodial sentences. Billy Connis, 33, of Bernard Street and Thomas Weller, 38, of Mousehole...

Donna Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, is standing by her controversial remarks made on Saturday on violent protests that have swept the United Kingdom since the murders of 3 girls in Southport. Speaking...

On-call firefighters at Ryde Fire Station have joined the partnership effort to respond to cardiac arrest calls on the Island, helping to save more lives, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has announced. Working alongside The Isle...

Isle of Wight rock band Voodoo Raven will play their self penned blistering Rock Anthems live at a free show at Ryde's Union Street, Black Sheep, Cellar Bars on Friday 16th August. Doors for the concert open at 19:00. The...

The Older Persons Good Living Show will return to the Isle of Wight next month, with organisers promising a ‘bigger and better’ event after a successful launch in 2023. The free event, to be held at Sandown Airport on August...