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Red Squirrel Property Shop has announced the appointment of Ross Taylor as the company's new Sales Director. With over 16 years of experience in the industry and an exceptional reputation, Ross is set to drive the sales side of Red...

Meat not being reheated to temperature and extra days being added to the use by date of stock are among the reasons Blackwater Mill Residential Home received a 1-star food hygiene rating following an inspection last month. The establishment, located...

Island Line services will be replaced by buses all of this week as the railway is closed whilst staff complete refresher training in preparation for the reopening of the Ryde Pier rail line next week. During the closure, between now...

Did you know 4 cinemas once graced the streets of the Isle of Wight's largest town: Ryde? Altogether, there have been 20 cinemas on the Isle of Wight. Sadly, only 2 are still standing. In the 1st edition of Isle...

The support of the Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group (IWPCSG) probably saved Graeme Smith’s life. Graeme was tested at 1 of the group’s sessions in October 2021 and received a letter telling him his Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)...

Isle of Wight Council has launched a new draft document – a ‘Statement of Community Involvement’ (SCI), which sets out the opportunities people will have to give the council their views on emerging policy in development plans and planning applications....

More than half a million pounds was given to Isle of Wight councillors, collectively, for the role they play in the authority. Annual figures have been revealed from the local authority, detailing how much it handed elected representatives in allowances...

An anonymous pressure group - Isle of Wight Postcode Campaign - has been set up on social media to campaign for our Island to have its own distinctive IW postcode. The Isle of Wight Postcode Campaign wants an IW postcode...

King Charles II Niton hosted a royal visitor on 1st July 1675 when Charles II - on his way to the mainland from France - was forced by the weather to anchor off the Island. Everyone knows that Charles II's...

Police would like to speak 2 men in connection with a shoplifting incident that occurred in Ryde last month. On Saturday 17th June at approximately 12:40, 2 men entered the Tesco store on Brading Road and left with approximately 70...