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Wight Knuckle Brewery is set to reveal its massive expansion at the opening of its new premises at Nunwell Farm. The move from Bembridge to the outskirts of Brading has seen the brewing space grow from just 400sq ft to...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) wants more of its customers to sign up to its Priority Service Register (PSR) and is highlighting the thousands of people missing out on free support. The register provides SSEN with details of customers...

The Vaccination Hub at St Mary’s Hospital, in partnership with primary care, is heading out into the community throughout January, offering winter vaccinations, advice and support to help you stay fit and well this Winter. The health and wellbeing clinics...

A £50,000 report into the failings of Floating Bridge No.6 has been completed but is to be kept secret - until the Council can balance out the report's findings with a forward plan of action, which could include a new,...

The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has expressed his disappointment with the draft Local Government Finance Settlement (LGFS) for the Island, with a lack of extra cash meaning 'difficult decisions' lay ahead. Despite months of work to provide...

4 ‘at risk’ community-run Post Offices on the Isle of Wight will be saved from closure, if parish councils go ahead with plans to put more taxpayer cash their way. Inflationary pressures and a lack of footfall have seen stores...

36-year-old Joe Collins has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, for the rape of a boy over 20 years ago. The well-known Newport barber, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, denied the offence but was found guilty...

Ryde Town Council has agreed, in principle, to purchase the former NatWest bank for £426,000. Although plans are still being finalised, it is hoped that the acquisition will enable the Town Council to have new, accessible offices alongside rentable interview...

The Kebab House in Newport has been given top marks in its latest food hygiene inspection, just months after it was served a 1-star rating. Sharing the good news, a spokesperson for the business has said the premises was visited...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised — and must pay £3,250 — for the ‘distress’ caused to a mother and daughter over ‘failings’ to support learning. In a recently published Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) ruling, the...