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What does it mean to live in a Biosphere? The new Isle of Wight Biosphere Committee has drawn up a list of principles for biosphere living that it hopes all islanders and visitors will embrace, including businesses and other local...

Community and voluntary organisations, as well as town, parish and community councils, are being urged to apply for grants to help ease the cost of living in their local area. A total of £500,000 has been made available by the...

Photo Christopher Jackson There is once again a greengrocer in Ryde following the opening of The Vegetable Cart on High Street earlier this week. The owners of Mellish’s across the road, Mr and Mrs Dhaliwal, have taken over the premises...

Prices for a range of vital Isle of Wight services have risen — including cremations; burials; marriages and civil ceremonies. The fee increases have been implemented after they were approved by the Isle of Wight Council in its budget earlier...

A former prison officer who shared photos of herself with an inmate and spoke about sex toys with him has avoided an immediate jail sentence. Teresa Jackman, 54, from Appley Rise in Ryde but formerly of Yaverland Road, Sandown appeared...

The National Gallery’s Visits tour kicked off with a bang as over 2,500 Islanders flocked to see Constable’s ‘The Cornfield’ in Newport at the start of June. In partnership with the visiting exhibition, the Museum of Island History welcomed over...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is urging members of our rural and farming communities to be aware of a farm machinery fraud that has recently been brought to the attention of Police. The general circumstances centre on fake adverts...

Ryde Beach Lifeguards (RBLG) has teamed up with Southern Water to offer local children in school Years 5 and 6 the opportunity to learn lifesaving water safety skills.  Each year Ryde Beach Lifeguards looks after the safety of locals and...

Cheetah Marine has revealed what it believes to be the world's first EV-ready RIB, the Cheetah R630. This unique RIB comes with either a petrol or diesel outboard but can be converted by RS Electric Boats into a fully operational...

NHS providers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been accredited as exemplars of the best care for veterans, helping to drive improvements in NHS care for people who serve or have served in the UK armed forces and...