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Senior officers at Isle of Wight Council say a key source of emergency funding included in the authority’s latest budget plans may not need to be used.

A man has been arrested after suspected Class A drugs were seized during a warrant in Sandown.

A major investment will see 23 more electric buses introduced to the Isle of Wight’s bus network.

Emergency services were called to a collision involving a motorcycle and a van in Newport.

A teenager has been seriously injured following a collision involving a car on Fairless Road in the early hours of this morning.

Pop star Rita Ora has been announced as one of the final artists joining the line-up for the 2026 Isle of Wight Festival.

Shanklin councillors have agreed to support Harry Roe’s application to transform the Esplanade Hotel, 32 Esplanade, into six two-bedroom apartments.

Plans have been submitted to convert part of a Shanklin social club into a new NHS dental practice.

Migrants were said to have paid up to €15,000 each for the journeys, with between three and six people typically transported on each trip aboard the yacht.

A man has been charged with multiple driving offences after police stopped a vehicle during a morning patrol in Freshwater earlier this week.

Hovertravel passengers have been left stranded this morning after services between Ryde and Southsea were suspended due to a technical issue.

Island pubs, music venues, film studios and EV charging points could soon get fresh business rates relief 💸 – PFRC to consider the plans today.

The public toilets at Lake Slipway have been closed after an arson attempt and extensive vandalism left the facilities badly damaged.

In a statement released today, Sarah and Charlie Asher and Paul and Ali Brown expressed their heartfelt thanks to the customers, staff and wider community who have supported the hotel throughout its 30-year journey.

People on the Isle of Wight are taking part in a ground-breaking clinical trial which could pave the way for a new national screening programme for oesophageal cancer.

A major programme of gas network upgrades is set to begin in Ryde, with works expected to last around 14 months.

More double yellow lines could be introduced in Gunville as part of plans linked to a new 36-home development.

Elenors Grove, between Binstead and Fishbourne, fully reopened in both directions last night — around a month earlier than originally expected.

A fundraiser has been launched to support an Isle of Wight family after their 6-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer.

Passengers travelling between the Isle of Wight and the mainland are being warned of cancellations on the Portsmouth–Fishbourne route tomorrow.