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Hovertravel has bumped up the cost of cross-Solent travel this week by as much as £250 per year, leaving many customers disgruntled. A day return will now set passengers back £31, which is £3 more than last week and £6.80...

The Crown Inn in Shorwell has new owners after the leasehold of the historic pub was bought by Liam White and his business partner Simon Cant. Liam and Simon already run The Castle Inn, Newport and The Vine Inn, St...

A meeting celebrating all the good work taking place in Ryde was attended by over 50 residents last week. The event on Monday 24th April was an opportunity for the town to highlight some of its key projects and developments....

A Civic Service was held to mark the civic duties of the Isle of Wight Council on Sunday (30 April). It was the Island's 1st Civic Service to be held for 3 years due to the pandemic, after previously being...

The fate of parking restrictions on 2 roads in Ventnor could be decided next week following further investigations into the restrictions after the initial decision was delayed in February. It was proposed that parking restrictions would be introduced on part of...

Cowes man William Wilkie has been cleared of 4 charges of rape following a trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court. 55-year-old Wilkie of Bridge Road in Cowes was charged with 4 counts of rape, first appearing before the...

An Isle of Wight town council clerk has resigned — after 13 years in the job — as he says allegations of bullying have been ignored for more than 6 months. It is alleged 2 women, 1 of them not...

Councillors are being asked to allow more time for new government guidance to be published and come into force before reconsidering the Draft Island Planning Strategy (IPS). In early December Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing...

Muller has issued a recall on numerous Cadbury chocolate desserts amid fears that they contain traces of Listeria. The recall was issued yesterday evening (Monday) as a precautionary measure with Islanders warned by the Food Standard Agency (FSA) that some...

The Isle of Wight Council is being urged to keep the loss-making Dinosaur Isle in Sandown, despite the need to shell out nearly £1 million on further repair works. A report into the options available for Dinosaur Isle said the...