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The Isle of Wight - which has never returned a Labour MP in its history - now appears likely to have 2 Labour members in the next parliament. This result is according to a YouGov poll in which 14,000 voters...

The latest data for primary school attainment for the 2022/23 academic year makes grim reading for education bosses on the Isle of Wight. 53% of the Island's 1,375 Key Stage 2 pupils have reached the expected standard, compared with 60%...

After some 96 years, the doors to the Royal British Legion & Ex-Service Men's Club in Ryde have closed for the final time. The club - located on St James' Street in the heart of the town - has been...

Plans to install double yellow lines around Newport, Carisbrooke and Gunville have been deferred, which in turn has pushed back other decisions too. Nearly 60 schemes were set to be approved by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet last week....

A new hub that will transform the way mental health services are delivered on the Island is nearing completion behind the hoardings of the former HMV building in Newport High Street. Islanders are being given an opportunity to learn more...

Red Funnel has announced that the Isle of Wight Foodbank will be its Charity of the Year for 2024, as the Isle of Wight ferry company celebrates 10 years of its flagship charity programme. The announcement follows the results of...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was tasked to rescue a trapped cat over the weekend. HM Coastguard had been alerted to the fact that a cat was spotted trapped under a pontoon at East Cowes Marina yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Anxious that the...

There may be some light at the end of the tunnel for Isle of Wight motorists as the Government announces proposals to crack down on disruptive roadworks, particularly those that overrun. Roads Minister Guy Opperman has launched a street works...

Developers looking to build more than 20 homes on the Isle of Wight may have to stump up cash to pay for doctors’ surgeries. It is in new plans coming forward from the Isle of Wight Council which would see...

The trial against an Isle of Wight teenager accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired terror attack is to get underway in London today (Monday). The local teen – who is currently legally protected from being identified – was rumbled thanks...