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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...

Local town councillor Emily Brothers has confirmed that she is seeking the Labour Party nomination for the new Parliamentary Constituency of Isle of Wight East. Emily hopes that she will be selected by the local Labour Party to stand in...

Ryde Town Council has announced that it is working with a number of partners on a major project to enhance accessibility for all at Ryde Beach. Phase 1 of the project will see a boardwalk installed on the sand near...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is urging members of the Isle of Wight Council to make use of the new powers he has won for the Island to argue for exceptional circumstances in planning and housing. Mr Seely recently...

A total of 4 people were prevented from voting, in a by-election last month (December) on the Isle of Wight, because they had no photo ID. On 21st December, Conservative Ed Blake secured 274 votes, with Labour’s Steve Cooper, mayor...

A scheme to improve the main road between Carisbrooke and Newport is scheduled to begin tomorrow (Thursday). The project will improve the surface of Carisbrooke Road at various locations between Cedar Hill and its junction with the High Street. The...