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The Government’s Household Support Fund will help struggling families with the costs of essentials this Winter by providing an extra £54million to 19 local authorities in the South East. The funding will help the 800,000 households living in poverty in...

The owners of local homecare provider Right At Home Isle of Wight, have been recognised nationally for their outstanding achievements. Vicky and Paul Butler, who operate Right at Home Isle of Wight, have been named winners in the Great British...

Those in support of saving Brading Primary School say that it is becoming 'more and more obvious' that the Council's process of shutting 6 Isle of Wight schools is 'fundamentally flawed'. Members of Save Brading School say they are becoming...

Official reports examining the severe flooding that affected Newport, East Cowes and Ryde last autumn are now available to read online, with it now known that a total of 317 properties were subject to flood damage. Roads, homes and businesses...

New data from the Department for Transport has revealed that 292 people were injured on the Island's roads last year, 103 of them seriously or fatally. Last year there were 4 fatal, 99 serious and 189 slight injuries recorded compared...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (27th September 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12825 £100.00 8827 £100.00 17529 £100.00 18121 £100.00 11047 £100.00 10764 £100.00 9754 £100.00 17986 £100.00 14962 £100.00 6170 £100.00 6102

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has unveiled its future plans for East Cowes Fire Station, with the existing building set to be demolished next week. Capital funding has been agreed upon to support the development of...

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...

Monday 16th September – Friday 20th September 2024 • Oscar Whittington, 20, of Fellows Road, Cowes pleaded guilty to drug driving (Cannabis). He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48...

Bembridge's Crab & Lobster pub has been handed a 1-star food hygiene rating after inspectors discovered out-of-date food and dirty conditions in the kitchen. It was on 20th August that the Isle of Wight Council's Environmental Health team paid a...