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ARSONIST WHO SET FIRE TO TROUSERS INSIDE CHARITY HOUSE HANDED HOSPITAL ORDER
An arsonist who set fire to a pair of trousers, causing flames and smoke to spread throughout every room of a charity-owned house, has been handed a hospital order.
Read moreDetailsREFORM RESTORES WHIP TO ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCILLOR CAROLINE GLADWIN
Caroline Gladwin is back as an Isle of Wight Reform UK councillor, the party's leader, Nigel Farage, has confirmed this week.
Read moreDetailsREFORM LEADER SAYS ISLE OF WIGHT MUST BECOME ‘MORE ATTRACTIVE’ TO BOOST ECONOMY
INTERVIEW: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said the Isle of Wight must become a more attractive destination to boost its economy, while calling for planning processes to be relaxed to help encourage development and business growth.
Read moreDetailsTHE ISLE OF WIGHT TECHNICAL COLLEGE OFFICIALLY OPENED 75 YEARS AGO TODAY
Sir Samuel Gurney-Dixon formally declared the Isle of Wight Technical College open in Newport on 10th March 1951 - 75 years ago today.
Read moreDetailsNEW ROADS POLICING TASK FORCE LAUNCHED TO TARGET ‘FATAL FIVE’ OFFENCES
A new roads policing task force, targeting the worst drivers and most dangerous roads, has been launched by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT SET FOR PRIME TIME SPOTLIGHT ON BBC’S THE APPRENTICE
The candidates tackle the popular 'discount buying' task here on the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCILLORS WARN ISLE OF WIGHT SCHOOL CLOSURES ‘MAY BE NEEDED’
Reducing school places on the Isle of Wight, which may mean school closures, has been recognised as a ‘critical and urgent’ priority by councillors.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT POSTBOXES TAKEN OUT OF ACTION FOR MODERN UPGRADE
Several postboxes across the Isle of Wight are currently out of action as Royal Mail rolls out a new system allowing customers to send parcels from the street.
Read moreDetails£1.5MILLION MEDINA HOUSE SCHOOL EXPANSION TO GO TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The planned £1.5 million expansion of an Isle of Wight special school to meet rising demand for SEND provision will go out for consultation.
Read moreDetailsMAJOR 14-MONTH PROGRAMME OF GAS WORKS TO DISRUPT BINSTEAD TRAFFIC
Motorists travelling between Ryde and Newport are set to face yet more travel disruption as a major gas main replacement programme begins on Binstead Road this month, carrying on until May 2027.
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