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Businesses, entrepreneurs, and aspiring professionals from across the Isle of Wight are being invited to attend the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce's flagship Expo 2026, taking place at Ryde School next week.

Plans to create 44 additional Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) places across 2 Isle of Wight schools will go before councillors next week in response to an 'urgent need' for specialist provision.

"There is no safe level of alcohol when it comes to driving."

Magistrates urged an Apse Heath man to "stay out of trouble" as they fined him for possessing cannabis. Daniel Sweet, 35, of Newport Road in Apse Heath, admitted a single count of possession of a controlled drug of class-B when ...

The Isle of Wight Council has been signing off on some very big and significant decisions recently, including backing the sale of a toilet block in a key tourism area for £1, granting a licence to a wedding and events ...

Island commerce always looked romantic from the mainland. White sand. Hand-painted signs. Cash in a drawer. That picture now belongs in a museum. Island businesses fight on two fronts at once. One front faces storms, shipping delays, and the price ...

Something has quietly shifted in how people find services on the Isle of Wight. Whether a visitor wants to book a last-minute B&B in Shanklin or a resident needs a reliable local plumber, the first instinct is now almost always ...

A Newport woman who told magistrates she stole groceries because she had no money has been fined after admitting shoplifting from B&M.

BREAKING: Police have closed access to a beach near Ryde this evening (Sunday) as officers respond to an ongoing incident.

“There were also examples where care had not been consistently delivered, which impacted on people’s dignity and experience.”