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No Man’s Fort and Spitbank Fort – 2 of the 3 Palmerston forts located in the middle of the Solent – have sold at auction for more than £1million each. Each fort was listed for auction with Savills after several ...

Parents have been told that both Carisbrooke College and Medina College will become part of the HISP Multi Academy Trust from next month. In a letter to parents today (Tuesday), headteacher Matthew Parr-Burman confirmed that the Isle of Wight Education ...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Ambulance Care Dog team has been shortlisted for a prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Award in the staff wellbeing category. The Care Dog team, initially made up of 12 dogs, was set up in April ...

A team of 7 Ryde Harriers travelled to Alresford, the home of the Watercress line, to take part in the penultimate event in the Hampshire Road Race league. Setting out on yet another 06:00 ferry, the weather had at least ...

Demo slots, also known as free slots or practice slots, are special versions of online slot machine games that allow you to play without spending any real money. They work just like regular online slots, but instead of using real ...

4-year-old Cassie Nunn from Shanklin has won the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust's 'Name the Red Squirrel' competition. The competition was popular with the children, all 12 years old and under, with over 40 picking a name. Goldie is ...

Art collaborators Kochanie & Kochanie - also known as Mela and Gram Hilleard - are to present their work ‘Ghosts of a Collective Memory and ‘Frames of Time’ at Peer Studios in Ventnor, ahead of the town's Fringe Festival. Gram’s ...

There’s just over a week left to book your COVID-19 jab as part of the NHS' Spring campaign.  This year’s spring campaign launched in April, and over the past 8 weeks more than 173,000 people have come forward to get ...

The Albion Hotel in Freshwater Bay is due to open within weeks and Isle of Wight West candidate Bob Seely dropped by to check on progress. The hotel has undergone a multi-million-pound refurbishment since it changed hands early last year. ...

Handicap betting is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of wagering for punters looking for value football bets on the top UK betting sites. It evens the playing field, increasing your chances of winning when betting on an ...