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Ventnor - who travelled with just 16 players - put on an exceptional display in Hampshire Counties 3 at Overton on Saturday 26th October. After a stuttering performance against Romsey the previous Saturday, director of rugby Neil Evans brought in ...

Chief Executive of Mountbatten, Nigel Hartley MBE, has announced he will retire in October 2025 after spending over a decade with the hospice organisation. Nigel joined Mountbatten in 2015, in the wake of a period of difficulty and challenge for ...

Island residents are being invited to help shape the priorities for local health care services in their area over the next 5 years. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, a new NHS Foundation Trust formed on 1 October 2024, to ...

The Isle of Wight Council’s representative for Parkhurst and Hunnyhill said it is “really disappointing” that prison estate roads upgrades have not gone further but public money should be “spent well”, not just fast. In an interview today, councillor Andrew ...

Online gambling is a thrilling pastime for many, but due to its nature, it tends to attract bad actors. Given that it’s a massive industry with lots of money moving around, scammers of all kinds love to prey on unsuspecting ...

Parents from Godshill, Arreton and Wroxall Primary schools are putting a proposal to Isle of Wight Council for their 3 schools - all earmarked for closure - to be merged. The parents believed that if their own schools could not ...

'Critical' Ryde Railway Pier strengthening and refurbishment works are set to go ahead. Following an approved listed building consent application, Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd will carry out works in Zones 1 – 3 of the structure which is part of ...

Orchard House Care Home made a dream come true for resident Rita by taking her to see St Catherine's lighthouse. Rita has always cherished the image of a lighthouse, bringing with her a large photograph of one when she moved ...

A Ryde woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash in Ryde last night (Saturday). Police were called to Great Preston Road near the junction with Carlton Road at around 00:00, following reports of a road ...

People living in the USA may be anxious about the future, with so much uncertainty about who will run the country for the next four years. From the outside, though, many people seem to be enjoying the drama unfolding, with ...