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• Call 111 First - Islanders Urged To Use The Correct Services This Half Term

  Residents of the Isle of Wight are reminded to use NHS 111 and community pharmacies for minor illnesses and injuries, particularly during the upcoming February half-term.

• Children And Families Safeguarding Now Under Isle of Wight Council Control

  The delivery of the Isle of Wight’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for children and families on the Isle of Wight is changing.

• Ryde Sea Cadets Get Taste Of Life At Sea Thanks To Wightlink

  Ryde Sea Cadets set sail on a larger boat than usual when they embarked with Wightlink to cross the Solent on its flagship Victoria of Wight.

• Hovertravel Makes The Cut For 'Leaders' Status In UK Inclusive Transport

  A cross-Solent ferry firm has announced that it has once again been awarded ‘Leaders’ status in the UK Government’s Inclusive Transport Leaders Scheme.

• Isle of Wight NHS Trust Celebrates Apprentices As More Than 500 Supported

  As National Apprenticeship Week shines a spotlight on career development, Isle of Wight NHS Trust is celebrating the major milestone of having supported over 550 apprenticeships over the past eight years.

• Bomb Squad Respond To Suspected Ordnance On Island Farmland

  Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts responded to the Island following the discovery of suspected ordnance yesterday (Tuesday).

• Info On Careers And Apprenticeships Available At Island Futures Job Fair

  Island Futures and the Isle of Wight Council will be hosting an Apprenticeships, Careers and Jobs fair in February to support the local community to develop aspirations and explore career opportunities.

• New HoverBlue Discounts Available For Island Residents

  Hovertravel has announced the expansion of its free HoverBlue discount, offering Isle of Wight residents savings across more ticket types.

• Older Island Residents Invited To Have Free RSV Vaccine

  Invitations are being sent out to thousands of older people living in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight encouraging them to take up the offer of a free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine.

• Lord Louis Children's Library Reopens With Range Of Activities On Offer

  Lord Louis Library's newly refurbished children’s and teen library is now open, just in time for the February half-term.

• "Very Tough Decisions" Amid "Chronic" Government Underfunding - Greens On Budget

  The Isle of Wight Green Party has said councillors are having to make “very tough decisions” amid “chronic underfunding” from governments past and present.

• Town Council Votes To Keep "Vital" Beach Safety Project With Precept Increase

  An Isle of Wight town council voted to keep its “vital” Beach Safety Project using funding from an increase in its precept yesterday evening (Monday).

• Two Teenage Boys Arrested Following Binstead Robbery

  Two teenage boys were arrested following a robbery in Binstead yesterday (Monday).

• Council Chair Welcomes "Essential" £35,000 Floating Bridge Budget Spend

  The Isle of Wight Council’s chair has welcomed an “essential” budget proposal for new Cowes-East Cowes Floating Bridge generators but said the council must “get on with replacing” the vessel.

• Save Westridge Farm Case To Be Heard At The Royal Courts Of Justice In April

  An Isle of Wight community’s struggle to protect one of Ryde’s last farms will reach the second highest court in the country in hearings scheduled for early April.

• Island Seaside Town Could Get Large Eight Bed 'House Of Multiple Occupation'

  A large, eight-bedroom house in the centre of an Isle of Wight seaside town could become a house of multiple occupation (HMO)

• Isle Of Wight Council To Consider Key £13m Spending Packages Amid 'Unprecedented Uncertainty'

  Key spending packages worth £13 million will be considered by the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet this Thursday amid ‘unprecedented uncertainty’.

• Schools Come Out In Force To Support "Wear What Makes You Happy" Fundraiser For Arlo Lambie

  Schools and businesses across the Isle of Wight showed their support for a very special cause on Friday (February 7).

• Isle Of Wight Council Launches 2025 National Apprenticeship Week With Flag Raising

  Today (Monday) marks the start of this year’s Apprenticeship Week and the Isle of Wight Council celebrated by raising the apprenticeship flag outside County Hall alongside council staff, councillors and apprentices.

• Plans To Replace 'Half-Built Eyesore' With New Seafront Café Divides Opinion

  A proposal to build a new seafront café on the site of a ‘half-built eyesore’ in an Isle of Wight village has divided opinion.