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A total of 10 businesses have been awarded an IOW Green Tourism Award, managed by Visit Isle of Wight. The IOW Green Tourism Award, which launched last month, aims to celebrate Island businesses that are making every effort to reduce...

A superyacht worth a staggering $300million - and owned by Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie - has moored off Cowes today (Friday). 'Kaos' has taken up position in the Solent as the Isle of Wight basks in glorious sunshine. It...

Children and young people in receipt of free school meals on the Isle of Wight are set to benefit from the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme as it returns for the summer. This time, the programme is back with...

Daish’s Hotel on the Isle of Wight has been awarded a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2023 for the 9th year running, cementing its place among travellers’ favourite places to stay. Daish’s, situated in Shanklin's Old Village, is part of...

Repairs to a skatepark in the West Wight will hopefully see it open in time for summer – after it failed a safety inspection. The Moa Place Skatepark, in Freshwater, was unexpectedly shut last month after the Royal Society for...

The Isle of Wight Headteachers’ Executive Group has expressed their utter dismay and disappointment in the Isle of Wight Council Cabinet’s decision to withdraw the report based on school place planning that was to be discussed this week. The Headteachers’...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's commitment to attend all dwelling burglaries has seen some positive results, with the number of criminals charged with burglary up year-on-year. In September 2022, the Force made a commitment that officers would attend every...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (9th June 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 14876 £100.00 17273 £100.00 13340 £100.00 17798 £100.00 8924 £100.00 15678 £100.00 17426 £100.00 15604 £100.00 13896 £100.00 7198 £100.00 14901

Nearly a year after plans were first unveiled — and months after it was expected to open — revised plans for a new Tesco Express in Newport have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. In July last year,...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...