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The new Chairman of the Isle of Wight branch of the County Land and Business Association (CLA), Alex Haig-Thomas, has urged the Labour Government to reconsider capping vital inheritance tax reliefs that will hit family farms. Mr Haig-Thomas replaced Colin ...

In today's online gaming world, it has become necessary for players to look for a casino with fast and reliable payouts. High payout rates, often called Return to Player or RTP percentage, become crucial because they define what a player ...

As part of the Olympic Dreams international sports camp project, young Ukrainian judokas from the cities of Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin and Chernihiv trained for almost a month with the best judo masters in Japan. This camp, the third since 2023, supported ...

The online gambling market in Sweden just got regulated in 2019. Before this time, it was largely unregulated. This unregulated nature of the Swedish gambling industry at the time resulted in a monopoly in the country's casino industry by a ...

20-year-old Samuel Huckle has admitted several counts of possessing, making and distributing indecent child images. Huckle, of St Faiths Road in Cowes admitted a single count of posses a prohibited image of a child, 2x distributing an indecent photograph/pseudo-photo of a ...

Peacocks is to return to Newport in just over 2 weeks' time with the clothing retailer moving into the old Iceland store. The high street fashion brand is set to open up just doors away from its previous store on ...

Awards have been given out to police officers, police staff and members of the public for going above and beyond to protect Isle of Wight communities at a ceremony in Newport. The Isle of Wight Area Commander’s Awards was hosted ...

The iconic Rowridge transmitting station on the Isle of Wight is celebrating a remarkable 70 years of television and radio broadcasting, providing crucial services across the Island and to large areas of Southern England. First established on 12th November 1954, ...

A newly published report has revealed the striking results of a National Lottery Heritage Fund £5million Nextdoor Nature programme. This has enabled Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to work with communities across the 2 counties for the past ...

A man in his 60s is being treated in hospital after being involved in a hit and run collision in Gurnard this morning (Tuesday). Police were called at 07:57 to reports of a pedestrian collision on Cockleton Lane. Island Echo ...