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There is yet more bad news for workers as it is announced Snows Isle of Wight is to close its Forest Road motor park next month, resulting in a number of redundancies. Staff at the Newport site were summoned to ...

Local non-profit organisation Wight Community Energy is running the second edition of its Green Open Homes event. High heating bills and cold homes are problems that affect many people on the Island, but substantial improvements are possible. For people looking ...

Gritters will be out and about across the Island in the early hours of tomorrow morning (Tuesday) as the cold weather continues to bite.  Temperatures overnight look set to hover around the zero mark so the fleet of gritters have ...

If you braved the cold and took part in a Boxing Day or New Year’s swim and are keen to do more, you may like to consider joining a new flock of Bluetits that has arrived on the Island. The ...

A short film by Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Mountbatten Hampshire has been entered into what is known as the ‘Oscars of charity films’ — and needs your votes to be in with a chance of winning. Recognised by the ...

Red Funnel's financial position is being kept under wraps for a little bit longer after the company changed its accounting period again, buying the cross-Solent operator another 3 months before it has to declare whether or not it is buoyant. ...

Intense rainfall over the weekend, which has seen the Eastern Yar river swell, is now causing flooding on the main road between Ryde and Sandown. Morton Common is said to be impassable as a result of flood water submerging the ...

A Brading woman stopped by Police because she had a smashed wing mirror and faulty brake light was driving her vehicle under the influence of drugs, a court has heard. Lucy Soldevila, 39, of Beaper Shute, admitted 2x drug driving ...

Hovertravel has suspended its cross-Solent service this morning (Monday) due to continuing adverse weather conditions. As many commuters head back to work for the first time since Christmas, and children return to school, the wet and windy weather is hampering ...

The Isle of Wight Council has unveiled ambitious plans for improvements to bus travel, including a £1 fare for Under 21s and the introduction of bus priority signals at busy junctions. A series of initiatives have been revealed under the ...