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Gerry Henshaw and Andy Brooke Local butcher Gerry Henshaw has hung up the apron and cleaver today (Friday) after some 55 years in the butchery business. The 69-year-old, who lives in Wroxall, enjoyed his last day of employment at The...

A campaign group has hit its fundraising target to fight a major housing development in court. Save Westridge Farm said it needed to raise nearly £40,000 to take the Isle of Wight Council to court over grievances with the way...

Ventnor was bathed in glorious sunshine in the Summer of 1933, causing September heath fires to blaze across the South of the Island. Global warming did not start in the 21st century, apparently. 90 years ago Ventnor headed the sunshine...

Cowes Enterprise College has welcomed the launch of the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce report, ‘A Step Change in UK Shipbuilding Skills’. The report makes a series of recommendations to address skills challenges across the shipbuilding sector and was launched at...

BNI, the world’s leading referral networking organisation, is opening up groups on the Isle of Wight. Alyson Roach, Executive Director of BNI Hampshire for the past 10 years, has decided to expand the BNI Hampshire family into the vibrant business...

Solent NHS Trust is calling upon dentists who wish to make a difference for patients with additional needs, inviting them to their Special Care Dental Service Recruitment Events in September. The Special Care Dental Service provides specialist and paediatric dental...

Police have been continuing Operation Wightwash this week – an intensified roads policing enforcement operation targeting dangerous driving behaviours on the Isle of Wight's roads. Op Wightwash was conducted over the course of Wednesday 13th September and Thursday 14th September...

More than £9million of work to upgrade Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Wight - in an effort to better protect the local environment - is set to begin in October. It is part of a wider £17.5million...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (15th September 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 16983 £100.00 12357 £100.00 17845 £100.00 11570 £100.00 717 £100.00 2808 £100.00 17642 £100.00 10260 £100.00 9653 £100.00 12680 £100.00 14508

Islanders are being asked to share their views on how Councillors can improve their decision-making and become more inclusive, as part of a look into the way the County Hall works. A review is underway into its ‘leader and cabinet’...