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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...

A new free festival comes to Newport Minster as part of the National Heritage Open Days Scheme to celebrate hidden aspects of the Island’s county town on Saturday 7th September. A number of Newport’s historic buildings will be open for...

A physical survey to find out what our waste and recycling is made up of will be carried out on the Island starting this month. The waste will be sent in a collection vehicle for sampling at a location on...

Southern Water is paying for new driveways in an Isle of Wight village so homes and local drains and sewers are protected from deluges of surface water following heavy rain. The company is reimbursing residents of Binstead, near Ryde, to...

The Isle of Wight has been named as the top place to go for couples looking for a summer staycation, a study has revealed. National chain camping shop GO Outdoors compiled the study, ranking the Island at the top of...

Mountbatten CEO Nigel Hartley has said that the charity may have to "cut services in the next 18 months" due to a decline in NHS funding. The charity, which runs hospices on the Isle of Wight and in Southampton and...

Rumours of Isle of Wight Distribution and Acclaim Logistics cancelling their Red Funnel contracts as a result of the recent issues experienced by the cross-Solent firm are untrue, bosses have confirmed. A post in a local Facebook group appeared this...

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has financed a unique new police RHIB for the Constabulary’s Marine Support Unit. The new high-speed boat, named ‘Defender’, offers significantly advanced protection and tactical capability, which means the force can deal with threats...

Cowes-based Yokogawa Marex has recently welcomed 2 student interns for the summer, offering invaluable industry experience to university students while gaining fresh insights and perspectives. Alvaro Vicente Tarrago is studying for an MEng in Electronic and General Engineering at King’s...

This year’s Isle of Wight Literary Festival will be supporting the Island’s talented authors. A new section of the festival, called Write on Wight, will shine a light on published authors from the Isle of Wight. Festival organisers are offering...