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ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED AS ROPE ACCESS INSPECTIONS TAKE PLACE IN VENTNOR
A specialist team will soon be called in to survey some of the hard-to-reach structures that support the Isle of Wight’s highway network.
Read moreDetailsGREEN LIGHT GIVEN FOR COMMUNITY FOOD HUB AT THE BAY SCHOOL
A multi-use hub for community events, refreshments during football matches, and job training will be installed within the grounds of a school in The Bay.
Read moreDetailsBRADING ROMAN VILLA SEEKS NEW TRUSTEES TO HELP SHAPE FUTURE
Brading Roman Villa is seeking to recruit new trustees to strengthen its board and support the future of one of the UK’s finest Roman sites on the Isle of Wight.
Read moreDetailsOVER 1,400 PUPILS JOIN ISLE OF WIGHT WEBINAR TO CELEBRATE WORLD WATER DAY
More than 1,400 primary school children from across the South East joined an Isle of Wight-based webinar marking World Water Day.
Read moreDetailsWASTE COLLECTIONS ISSUES CAUSING HEADACHE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET IN RYDE
Waste collection problems from 37 different residential accommodations in just 4 townhouses are continuing to cause a headache in Ryde.
Read moreDetails£1MILLION INVESTMENT BACKS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PAN-COUNTY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
Nearly £1million a year is being invested in a potentially life-changing new domestic abuse (DA) service launched by Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones.
Read moreDetailsDOZEN TOP ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL JOBS HAVE SALARIES OVER £100,000
There are 12 Isle of Wight Council senior manager positions with salaries of more than £100,000 a year, new figures show.
Read moreDetailsMILDEST WINTER EVER FOR ISLAND ROADS BUT HEAVY RAINFALL KEEPS CREWS BUSY
Island Roads carried out 22 gritting runs across the Isle of Wight during the 2025/26 winter season, making it the mildest winter in the 13 years the company has overseen the highway network.
Read moreDetailsNFU MUTUAL ISLE OF WIGHT LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNTBATTEN
NFU Mutual Isle of Wight has launched a powerful new community partnership with Mountbatten Isle of Wight – the Island’s only hospice and the lead provider of palliative and end‑of‑life care for the local community.
Read moreDetailsEASIER ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH HELP WITH NHS 111 ‘OPTION 2’ INTRODUCED
People on the Isle of Wight who need urgent mental health support can now access help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling NHS 111 free of charge and selecting the mental health option, option 2.
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