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The Isle of Wight Council has introduced its new school improvement team - a group of seasoned education professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of education across the Island. The newly formed team boasts more than 40 years of collective ...

More than 200 driving offences were identified in the space of just 2 days during a crackdown operation targeting motorists on the Isle of Wight. Last Thursday and Friday, mainland-based Roads Policing Unit (RPU) officers joined the Isle of Wight’s ...

Measures are already in place to ensure a procedural failure, that led to defeat in a lengthy court battle over the 473-home West Acre Park development, does not happen again, the Isle of Wight Council has said. County Hall has ...

Newport Pantry, based within Newport Congregational Church, recently celebrated its 2nd anniversary. Susie Sheldon, Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, and High Sheriff Jacque Gazzard were special guests. Held weekly, the Newport Pantry is run by manager Leanne and her ...

4 Isle of Wight businesses have been named as recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2025, it has been announced. The King’s Awards for Enterprise were previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise and were renamed 2 years ...

In a world where identity is increasingly shaped by search results and social media echoes, the line between truth and fiction can disappear without warning. That’s the unsettling reality at the heart of Targeted, a podcast from Next Chapter Podcasts, ...

A Newport man will be sentenced this Summer for owning a dangerously out of control dog after the animal caused serious injuries to a carer at a Freshwater care facility last year. Jason Turner, 51, of Lugley Street in Newport, ...

A 17-year-old boy accused of seriously injuring a pensioner during an assault in Haylands back in March will appear before Portsmouth Crown Court next week. The teenager, who cannot legally be named due to his age, has been charged with ...

Get ready to hop, skip and jump into Shaun the Sheep: Farmathlon Live! at Tapnell Farm Park this May half term (Monday 26th – Friday 30th May). It's a madcap sporting event meets farmyard frolics, where you'll join Shaun the Sheep ...

A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old man died following a fight onboard a cruise ship off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Police have arrested a 57-year-old man from Exeter on suspicion of murder in the ...