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The authority says everything from construction work to maintaining emergency resilience can cost more because of the Island's separation from the mainland.

BREAKING: The search for missing 86-year-old Ivan Robert Macaulay continues, now in its third day...

The Isle of Wight Table Tennis Winter League is expanding to 4 divisions for the first time in over a decade amid growing popularity.

The £27,500 raised is enough to fund up to 8 emergency missions, helping the charity continue responding to critically ill and injured patients across the Isle of Wight and Hampshire.

The Utilita Energy Hub in Newport is turning pink this October as staff and customers raise money for Breast Cancer Now.

Ryde Harriers' Chris Newnham claimed his maiden Isle of Wight Marathon victory on Sunday (4th October) as the historic race celebrated its 70th edition.

Lake Parish Council has secured a £17,000 grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to help deliver the next phases of improvement work at New Road.

Eligible Islanders can now book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as the NHS steps up its autumn and winter vaccination programme across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The Council says understanding local priorities will help it make informed and transparent spending decisions that reflect the needs, ambitions and wellbeing of the town.

BREAKING: The decks of both Bembridge and Yarmouth RNLI lifeboats were full as they brought some 150 illegal migrants ashore in Gosport last night (Sunday).