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RABI says the funding is designed to ease immediate pressures on farming households rather than compensate farmers for business losses or additional operating costs caused by the drought.

Schoolchildren from across the Isle of Wight are being invited to discover the wide range of careers available in the maritime industry at a special event in Cowes.

Cyclists of all ages are being invited to a free bike marking event in Ventnor next week, helping stolen bicycles find their way back to their rightful owners.

Malcolm White, general manager at The Lighthouse Clinic in Newport, said the surge is “way beyond” the normal increase and that the hub on Crocker Street now sees around 6 times more people than it did 13 years ago.

New Isle of Wight Council funding has prompted contrasting interpretations from the Island's 2 MPs, with Richard Quigley welcoming the money as recognition of local pressures while Joe Robertson says it should not be viewed as straightforward extra funding.

Around 400m of new cable is set to be installed following recurring electrical problems...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. 

Everything on the Isle of Wight costs an extra journey before it costs anything else. A trip to the mainland for a hospital appointment, a delivery van waiting for a sailing slot, a family day out that starts with a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Questions have been raised over the conduct of Ryde Mayor Karen Lucioni after she was pictured wearing the town's Mayoral chain while drinking in a Wetherspoons pub.

A 15-year-old Niton schoolgirl was detained indefinitely after admitting arson and criminal damage following 2 attempts to kill her adoptive parents on 17th September 1976.