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Police have confirmed that a woman in her 70s died in yesterday's serious road traffic collision between a double decker bus and a car in Shanklin. It was just before 18:10 yesterday evening (Monday) that emergency services were called to ...

Poundland has confirmed the date on which its Cowes branch will permanently close, marking the end of the retailer’s presence in the town. The official closure date has now been set following an announcement last month that the discount retailer would ...

A farm barn in a ‘quaint and quiet’ Isle of Wight village could be transformed into a 2-bedroom house. Rachel Capper has made a change of use application to County Hall to convert a vacant barn in Roud, to the ...

Hunnyhill Primary School in Newport will soon be known as Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy, as the school will be joining Ormiston Academies Trust later this year, it has been announced. The primary school will be officially converting to an academy and ...

Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club's Ladies raised nearly £1,300 for Mountbatten Hospice during their annual Hospice Day event, held on Tuesday 10th June. The popular charity event featured a 13-hole Texas Scramble, with each team including one male player. The ...

A heartfelt petition has been launched by the Ryde community urging the Isle of Wight Council to work collaboratively towards refurbishing and reopening the town’s closed splash park. The Isaac Hayward Paddling Pool and Water Play Area, commonly known as ...

Britten-Norman is this month celebrating a major milestone, as it was 60 years ago that the maiden flight of the first variant of the iconic Islander aircraft was undertaken. First flown on 13th June 1965 from Bembridge Airport, the Islander ...

The Isle of Wight is set to experience its first true heatwave of the Summer this week, with forecasters predicting a sharp rise in temperatures and prolonged sunshine for the Isle of Wight Festival weekend! Conditions are expected to steadily ...

The Isle of Wight councillor for East Cowes has hit out at County Hall for 'repeating all the same mistakes' with regards to the Floating Bridge. East Cowes Town Council received a briefing last week which Councillor Love said was ...

The Norris Castle and Springhill estates in East Cowes have been put up for sale for a combined guide price of £4.5million, following years of stalled redevelopment plans and urgent council enforcement over the site’s deterioration. Marketed by Savills, the ...