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The Isle of Wight Council has been given more than £2million to buy properties for Ukrainian refugees. It could support 9 families who have settled on the Island, of the more than 200 Ukrainians who arrived here. The £2.2million comes...

The Isle of Wight’s MMC Diving Services has assisted in completing the salvage of a 750-tonne sunken restaurant in Essex. The Miller and Carter 'steamboat steakhouse' was situated on a paddle steamer at the Lakeside shopping centre's lake and went...

The Education team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has visited a whopping 28,623 pupils across key stages 1, 2 and 3 as well as in SEN schools this year, to deliver life-long lessons in...

More than 171,350 tax credits customers have until 31st July to renew their annual claim and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging them to not miss out. Customers who received a renewal pack with a red line across the...

Island golf star Brandon Robinson-Thompson finished 59th in his major debut at the 151st Open Championship in Hoylake. Making his debut at Royal Liverpool, 30-year-old Brandon from Totland - finished +6 after battling wet and windy conditions throughout the 4-day...

India-based domestic commuter airline Spirit Air has signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of 6 factory-new Islander aircraft, which will be built on the Isle of Wight by Bembridge-based aircraft manufacturer, Britten-Norman. The BN2T-4S is the largest variant...

Islanders are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them. Residents will shortly receive a letter from the council, asking them to confirm that the names of people...

The Isle of Wight has basked in the praise of plaudits since their 'successful' Island Games performance, but really the Isle of Wight should have done a lot better... At the close of the Guernsey Island Games, the Isle of...

A series of 'tough but necessary' cutbacks, which include redundancies, have been announced by the Isle of Wight's Citizen’s Advice Bureau. Citizens Advice IW provides free, impartial and independent advice to Islanders on matters such as housing, health and tax...

The Cowes Floating Bridge remains out of action this morning (Monday) more than a week after a software issue grounded the troubled vessel. It was last Sunday that the Isle of Wight Council announced that a technical issue had led...