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• Retailers Say Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Constabulary Is Best At Responding To Retail Crime

  A new report on retail crime released today (Thursday) by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary provides the most effective police response to retail crime.

• Eight Electric Vehicle Charging Bays Could Be Installed In Isle Of Wight Town Centre

  An Isle of Wight town centre could get eight new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.

• New Drop-In Sessions Announced For Isle Of Wight Dementia Strategy Review

  In a bid to gather more community feedback, extra drop-in sessions have been scheduled as part of the Isle of Wight Dementia Strategy review.

• Plans To Enhance Luxury Freshwater Seafront Hotel Approved

  Further works to ‘enhance’ a luxury, seafront Isle of Wight hotel have been approved.

• Thousands Of Pounds Of Investment Needed If Housing Development Goes

  Thousands of pounds of health care investment will be needed if a proposed Isle of Wight housing development goes ahead, an NHS board has said.

• Isle Of Wight College Firearm Report Sees 17 Year-Old Arrested In Cowes

  A teenager was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) following reports that he had taken firearm with him to the Isle of Wight College.

• Major Island Policy Forum To Consider Plans Aiming To Make Suicide Prevention 'Everybody's Business'

  A major Isle of Wight policy forum will tomorrow (Thursday) consider plans aiming to make suicide prevention ‘everybody’s business’.

• Latest Scam Warnings Issued For Isle Of Wight

  A flurry of scam warnings have been issued for the Isle of Wight this week.

• First Acts Announced For Cowes Fringe 2025

  The first wave of acts has been announced for this year's Cowes Fringe event.

• Six Island Charities Supported By WightAID In Final Giving Round Of 2024

  A grant from WightAID will make life better and safer for the visually impaired on the Island.

• Two New Sites For Isle Of Wight's Gift To Nature

  Isle of Wight based countryside management project Gift to Nature has announced two new sites.

• Councillors Lodge Motions Ahead Of Landmark School Closures Debate

  Two prominent Isle of Wight councillors have lodged motions to be voted on at a landmark County Hall debate this evening (Wednesday), focussing on proposals to close five primary schools.

• Ryde Town Centre Victorian Warehouse Could Get Three New Flats

  Part of a Victorian warehouse in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s largest town could be transformed into three studio flats.

• Controversial Bid To Build Renewable Energy Park Near Island Village Re-Emerges

  A controversial bid to build a renewable energy park near a large Isle of Wight village has re-emerged with updated plans.

• East Wight Road Improvement Work To Take Place In February

  Island Roads is planning highway improvement work for two busy East Wight roads next month.

• Island Parish Council Loses Second Clerk In Less Than A Year

  An Isle of Wight parish council is in turmoil after the shock resignation of its clerk.

• Heavily Criticised Newport Edge Of Town Housing Plans Resurface

  Heavily criticised plans for a raft of new housing on the edge of the Isle of Wight’s county town have resurfaced.

• Family Pays Touching Tribute To Sandown Man Killed In New Year's Eve Collision

  A tribute has been paid to a man who died following a collision in Sandown on New Year's Eve.

• Floating Bridge To Remain Out Of Service Until Later This Week Due To 'Faulty Battery'

  The Floating Bridge will be out of action until at least Wednesday - the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed.

• New Date Announced For Rescheduled Sandown Fireworks

  Sandown Carnival have announced a re-scheduled date for their spectacular seafront fireworks display, postponed on New Year’s Day because of bad weather.