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It is difficult to create a unique slot machine. For more than 20 years of its existence, the gambling industry seems to have tried all the possibilities and experiments. It is almost impossible to come up with a qualitatively new ...

The cheapest places to buy a property on the Isle of Wight have been revealed - and the results may surprise you... A new report has ranked all neighbourhoods across the Isle of Wight based on their average house prices, ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is looking to recruit wholetime firefighters to help keep the community safe. For a 72-hour period from 00:01 on Monday 3rd March. the organisation is opening its application window for anyone ...

A new cataract clinic has opened on the Isle of Wight, enabling Islanders to attend pre and postoperative appointments without having to travel to the mainland. Just under 30% of Isle of Wight residents are aged 65 or over, and ...

Households in the Newport area will be told to pay more towards the local precept on their council tax bills from April. Budget proposals from Newpot & Carisbrooke Community Council's Finance lead, Councillor Geoff Brodie, and Chairman, Councillor Martin Oliver, ...

Ryde Library is set to get a fresh new look following a successful application to the Arts Council England’s Libraries Improvement Fund. The grant will facilitate the refurbishment of the children’s library and the addition of an accessible toilet, with ...

An Isle of Wight rock band have celebrated the release of their latest single with a stripped-back performance in a local record shop. 5 Degrees North, who released Burn last week, took to the stage at Newport’s AAA Records for ...

Liz Earle is set to make redundancies as it announces the closure of its Head Office in Ryde, in what is yet another blow for the Isle of Wight economy. The beauty brand, owned by the American firm Walgreens Boots ...

The Isle of Wight Ladies 2XI secured their first win of the season on Saturday at Smallbrook, and the Ladies 1XI made it 2 wins in 2 weeks against Basingstoke sides. The Men’s 2XI became the first side this year ...

Rebecca Tremain reviews Maureen Sullivan's Ghost Hunting at Bembridge Village Hall. Any play that opens with the haunting voice of Terry Hall from The Specials ‘Has me at hello’ as it were, and Ghost Hunting by Maureen Sullivan does not ...