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Those living in rural parts of the Isle of Wight have expressed their growing anger about the service being offered by Calor Gas, with the company blaming regional supply issues and the ferries for delays. Residents living in areas such ...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications ...

2 people were rescued after becoming stranded following a landslide in the West Wight this afternoon (Thursday). HM Coastguard responded to the revetment at Totland, alongside the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, when 2 casualties - who were near the ...

There is continued misery for motorists as Island Roads confirms temporary traffic lights at Downend are to remain in place for at least another 3 weeks, with hopes of getting the junction back up and running before Easter. It was ...

After spending the last 3 days at the vets, Daisy - who was hit by a car in Newport on Sunday night - has been allowed to go home. On Sunday 18th of February at around 17:30 long-term foster dog ...

Police, fire and ambulance crews are in attendance at a 2-car crash on Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Thursday). A Fiat 500 and another car have collided at the traffic light junction of Gunville Road and ...

General John Seely MP Much has changed over the past century, yet much has remained the same - including the state of the Island's roads. Major General John Seely MP - speaking to the Isle of Wight Liberal Party on ...

6 new houses will be built and retrospective planning permission has been granted by the Isle of Wight Council, after the demolition of an abandoned property near Newport. Before any development takes place, the site’s lizards and slow worms populations ...

Police and paramedics were called to a road traffic collision in Totland earlier this afternoon (Thursday) after a pedestrian was hit by a car. Emergency service personnel were called to St Saviour's Road in the village at around 14:30. At ...

Ryde-based dental practice Denbigh House has announced that it has been sold to a well-known local name, who has expressed his commitment to continuing NHS treatments. Denbigh House, one of the oldest practices in the UK, has been a dental ...