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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and businesses from across the Solent region are being offered free support to develop their skills, through a new business mentoring scheme by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Mentoring is being offered from expert...

Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath flew from Ottawa in Canada to Cowes on the Isle of Wight to take part in the Fastnet Race 50 years ago today. Heath had been attending the Commonwealth Conference in the Canadian capital. He...

Monday 31st July – Friday 4th August 2023 • William Walker-Wavell, 43, of Brook Road, Calbourne pleaded guilty to drink driving (101). He was banned from driving for 24 months and maybe subject to a 12-month community order with 150...

An Isle of Wight chain restaurant has improved its food hygiene rating after inspectors previously found poor standards. The Sloop Inn, in Wootton, was slapped with a score of 2 in March as Isle of Wight Council environmental health officers...

Newspapers reported rapidly dwindling stocks of cigarettes, tobacco and matches in Isle of Wight tobacconists on 9th August 1940. This was a serious problem because, at that time, over half the population - including two-thirds of men - smoked. Desperate...

Yarmouth Town Council will unveil its bid to buy a former primary school building next week — and it could involve housing. Since pupils moved out of the Yarmouth CE Primary School in December last year, the site on Mill...

The public are being asked to use NHS services appropriately as junior doctors begin their 5th round of strikes. From 07:00 on Friday (11th August) until 07:00 on Tuesday (15th August), junior doctors across England will be on strike, as...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced plans to establish Solent Partners: a new partnership between local industry, academic and civic leaders working together to promote the collective prosperity and sustainability of the Solent economy. Since its inception, the...

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it's easy to overlook the importance of setting time aside for oneself. Pursuing personal interests and hobbies acts as a stress reliever and fosters growth, innovation, and the joy of discovery. When...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary - in conjunction with City University London and a host of other UK forces – is conducting a Victim Survivors Police Experience Survey for rape and other sexual offences. It is with the aim...