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Police are investigating whether any medication has been stolen following a break-in at a pharmacy in Newport this morning (Thursday). Officers received a report at 08:18 that the glass panel on the door of Day Lewis Pharmacy on High Street ...

Ryde-based niche book publishers Gerald Davison Ltd. have been awarded a Business Excellence Award and the title ‘Leading Chinese Art Books Publisher 2025’ by Acquisition International business magazine. Their unique academic publication, ‘Marks on Chinese Ceramics’, now in its third ...

More than 9,300 people took part in the 35th anniversary of Walk the Wight last weekend (Sunday 11th May) raising an early total of £410,000 – with more still to come. The 35th annual event saw walkers set off in ...

This year’s Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day, on Sunday 29th June, promises a truly stirring spectacle with a breathtaking air display by the renowned Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). In a moving tribute, 2 iconic aircraft — a ...

The Sandown Hotel in Sandown, which has remained closed for several years, could now be partially converted into flats. Nick Spyker of Isle of Wight Hotels Ltd has applied to County Hall for a conversion of the north wing of ...

Wightlink has cancelled a number of its Fastcat sailings this morning (Thursday) due to the breakdown of Wight Ryder II. A mechanical issue with the heat exchange on board the catamaran is causing disruption on the Ryde Pier Head-Portsmouth Harbour ...

A 3-year extension to measures designed to crack down on anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been approved by an Isle of Wight cabinet member. Councillor Karen Lucioni has endorsed a recommendation to extend Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) on the Island ...

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Higher education applications have increased across the UK, and students from the Isle of Wight are part of that shift. In fact, UKSA reported that a staggering 71% of students in September 2023 joined from the Isle of Wight. Deciding ...