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Demand for the Isle of Wight’s 111 service has increased by 38% in the last 5 years, new figures have revealed. The non-emergency telephone service has been based on the Island since 2012. Islanders can phone advisers and clinicians when...

Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June 2023 • Alan Tinsley, 38, of Pilkington Court, Ryde pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug (heroin) and Class B drug (cannabis). He was fined £120 and ordered to pay a...

Robbie Williams will be closing the Isle of Wight Festival this year but it won't be his first trip to the Island, as seen in his 2001 music video for The Road to Mandalay. Back at the start of the...

The Country Land and Business Association here in the South East is calling on the public to take extra care in the countryside due to the increased fire risk as warm, dry and settled conditions have elevated wildfire conditions. There...

13 schools across the Isle of Wight teamed up with Southern Water to install special ‘water slowing’ solutions on their grounds – so the sewer network is protected during and after heavy rainfall. By slowing the flow of surface water...

The Isle of Wight Branch of the RSPCA has issued some helpful hints on what to do if you find a bird or any wildlife that looks to be in distress, as it deals with an influx of baby birds...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has said it is committed to reducing crime in rural areas as it launches its new 2023-2025 Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy. The strategy sets out how the Force intends to tackle rural crime...

New figures have revealed that some 8,379 children on the Isle of Wight are living in poverty, with things set to only get worse. Latest ‘End Child Poverty’ coalition figures for 2021/22 show there are still 4.2million children living in...

The Isle of Wight Planning Committee will consider a revised planning application for 56 new homes on a greenfield site in Bembridge next week, but locals are still strongly against the plans. The application, which was initially submitted in December...

An Isle of Wight man who attempted to break into an East Cowes supermarket using a storm drain cover has admitted attempted burglary. Damon Wilkins, 24, now of Merridale Road in Southampton, pleaded guilty to attempt burglary other than dwelling...