Island Roads support for local kids charity
Chris CornfordIsland Roads staff have picked Daisy Chains as their chosen charity for the second year running. Each year employees vote…
Read MoreReaders picture of the week
This week’s image was sent in by T Elaine Saunders and is of Seaview and Ryde taken from Bembridge beach.…
Read More‘Hello Everyone’ outside Newport’s police station
Sight for Wight, the charity supporting visually-impaired Islanders and their families, have installed a Hello Everyone QR code outside Newport…
Read MoreYarmouth Bridge to close for five days
Island Roads will be replacing key components to Yarmouth Bridge in March, leading to its closure for up to five…
Read MoreMaggie tells board about tough month
“The most challenging month I have ever experienced.” Following the hits the Isle of Wight took from the UK strain…
Read MoreFree Food Sandown sets up home in Lake
Free Food Sandown is set to stay and has new signage to prove it! The shop was started by Dott…
Read MoreSolent bid for Freeport status
The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the region’s lead for economic development, has submitted a proposal to the government as…
Read MoreObituary – Mick Collis
A member of the duo Cloud Nine, Michael (Mick) Collis, has died after a short illness, aged 71. Mick and…
Read MoreCowes Mens Shed GIVE free tables
Storeroom2010’s Cowes Men’s Shed have teamed up with the Green Island Veg Economy (GIVE) Facebook group to give a selection…
Read More‘It’s not where we want or need to be”
For the first time in almost a decade, 100 affordable houses have been provided in a year on the Isle…
Read MoreWightSAR get a little help from the buses
Generous Southern Vectis staff have raised more than £1,000 for Isle of Wight Search & Rescue (WightSAR). Southern Vectis general…
Read MoreFormer GP surgery could become home
A former GP surgery in Lake could become a house after doctors sold the building. In a planning application to…
Read MoreGood intentions for big party thwarted
The Island’s High Sheriff, Caroline Peel, celebrates 50 years of marriage Today ,Tuesday (February 23) and has a particular reason…
Read MoreDemise of Newport
Newport’s Prezzo restaurant will close its doors permanently, it was announced yesterday. The branch was named as one of 22…
Read MoreFreshwater Five Appeal going ahead
A Ryde scaffolding business owner, who has spent the last 10 years in prison for a crime he maintains he…
Read MoreMen in sheds are back on the road
West Wight Men In Sheds is back on the road, thanks to the support of the local community and businesses.…
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