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• Ryde Carer Faces 'Financial Ruin' After Four Month DBS Wait

  A 59-year-old Ryde carer has said he is in “financial ruin” as a result of a nearly four month wait for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Essential Tree Safety Works To Begin At Los Altos Park

  Essential tree safety works are due to start at Los Altos Park in Sandown next week.

• Newport War Memorial Cleaned

  Newport War Memorial in St Thomas’s Square has been given a new lease of life thanks to the Victoria Cross Trust.

• Wessex Cancer Support To Bring Festival Favourites To Newport Minster

  Wessex Cancer Support is inviting Islanders to get the festive season started at Newport Minster on Saturday 30 November with its Music at the Minster: Festive Favourites concert.

• Isle Of Wight Council Chairman Calls On Islanders To Support Air Ambulance Charity

  The chairman of the Isle of Wight Council is calling on Islanders to support a major Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance appeal which will help save lives.

• Freshwater Residents Lash Out At Birch Close Development Yellow Line Delay

  Freshwater residents have been making a last-ditch attempt to halt the latest iteration of the Birch Close housing development struggle.

• County Hall 'Critical' Meeting To Take Place In Newport Next Week

  Two of the Isle of Wight’s most critical issues are set to be discussed at County Hall in Newport next week.

• First Island School Dedicated To Children With Social, Emotional And Mental Health Needs Opens In East Cowes

  The Island's first school dedicated to children and young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs has opened in East Cowes.

• Progress Being Made On Retail And Football Park Plans

  Work to demolish the former Newport FC clubhouse at St George’s Way will begin on Monday.

• Shanklin Town Council Meeting To Address "Bay Plan" Proposal To Join Forces With Sandown And Lake

  Shanklin Town Council is hosting a Town Meeting for Residents at Shanklin Theatre next Tuesday (September 17) to introduce the rationale for the three Bay Councils to join forces to help secure additional funding.

• Opposition To Six Isle Of Wight Primary School Closures Stepped Up

  Opposition to six potential primary school closures has been stepped up across the Isle of Wight.

• Porsche 911 Challenge Fundraiser Heading To Island Next Week As Couple Visit All 238 RNLI Stations

  A married couple will be visiting the Isle of Wight as part of a fundraising challenge to stop at all 238 Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) sites in the UK and Ireland over the course of a month.

• Diocese Responds To Proposals To Close Island Schools

  The Diocese of Portsmouth has given its response to Isle of Wight Council proposals to close three C of E schools.

• Newport's Summerfields Receives Ofsted Improvement Boost

  AN ISLE of Wight primary school has “raised expectations” and “improved” its quality of education, according to inspectors.

• CCTV Inspection Reveals Binstead Culvert Clear And Running Properly

  For years, the culvert on Cemetery Road in Binstead has been the centre of attention when it comes to flooding in the area.

• Isle Of Wight Councillors Face Grilling Over Proposed School Closures

  Isle of Wight councillors and council officers received a grilling over possible school closures yesterday evening at Newport’s County Hall.

• Opposition To Six Isle Of Wight Primary School Closures Stepped Up Across Island

  OPPOSITION to six potential primary school closures has been stepped up across the Isle of Wight.

• Medical Chiefs Ask For Support As Isle Of Wight's Emergency Care Reaching 'Peak' Levels

  The Isle of Wight community is being asked to support Island health services as the number of patients needing urgent and emergency care has reached peak levels.

• Planet Aware Asks Island Smokers To Bin Their Butt To Help Marine Environment

  Planet Aware, in partnership with Ryde Town Council (RTC) has unveiled a trial initiative aimed at tackling cigarette butt litter along the coast.

• Can-Do Attitude: Acclaim And Red Funnel Team Up To Donate Hundreds Of Cans To Local Foodbank

  Red Funnel has worked hand-in-hand with one of its long-term freight customers, Acclaim Logistics, to collect hundreds of tin cans as part of a food donation drive for its Charity of The Year partner, the Isle of Wight Foodbank.