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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is marking Co-production Week this (29th June – 3rd July) with the launch of its new SHARE co-production principles and a programme of events encouraging staff, patients, carers and communities to ...

BREAKING: Detectives probing last week's fatal house fire continue to question 2 men on suspicion of murder.

Two powerful short films created by young people on the Isle of Wight are giving children and students the opportunity to share their experiences and perspectives with adults.

BREAKING: Police, fire and paramedics were called to the scene.

A landmark number of 50 events has been confirmed for the not-for-profit Wight Games Festival, which is set to take place throughout June, July and August. 

BREAKING: Some sad news to bring you this morning (Monday).

More than 100 Isle of Wight students have taken part in the Island's first-ever FIRST Tech Challenge robotics tournament, showcasing months of engineering, coding and problem-solving work.

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."