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Chloe Woolcock The Isle of Wight College has announced commendable academic results for the recent GCSE re-sits which took place in November, reflecting the dedication and hard work of its diverse student body. For the re-sits, the college were aiming ...

Red Funnel is cancelling a number of early hours sailings on its East Cowes - Southampton vehicle ferry service for a 2-month period to enable terminal works, it has been announced. The works at the East Cowes terminal will feature ...

Deep concerns have been shared about the Isle of Wight Council’s finances after the authority revealed it would be getting less money from the Government than first thought for the year ahead. Despite the Isle of Wight Council supplying evidence ...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (12th January 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1591 £100.00 17904 £100.00 1939 £100.00 300 £100.00 3751 £100.00 15027 £100.00 15847 £100.00 17598 £100.00 12462 £100.00 15589 £100.00 17520

A union is warning that increased interest payments on massive debt owed by TDR Capital could lead to the loss of up to 20 pubs across the Isle of Wight. Stonegate-owned pubs across the South East, including here on the ...

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 ...

A former Isle of Wight man now living in Germany has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for his part in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam. Frank Robert Ricketts, 71, was handed a 5-year prison sentence at The Münster Regional ...

Police and paramedics responded to a collision between a pedestrian and a car outside Wootton Primary School this afternoon (Thursday) - just moments before a similar incident outside a school in Newport.  Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to Church ...

The Isle of Wight Dental Clinic has announced that it will no longer be offering NHS dental services at the practice, just months after moving patients from Ryde to Wootton. It was just 5 months ago, in September 2023, that ...

Eligible Island residents can now get free upgrades to make their homes more energy efficient. These upgrades are worth up to £38,000 per household and could include insulation, air source heat pumps and solar PV panels. Last year the Isle ...