Isle of Wight Council is reminding residents of forthcoming changes to concessionary travel on public transport. Locally, two changes come in from April which affect the times of free concessionary travel on the Island and also the cost of the Student Rider ticket respectively…

Sport Relief is back – and coming to the Isle of Wight this Sunday 21st March. Ryde is set to host one of Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Miles, local people can show their support by entering the race, or cheering on the runners when they set off from Appley Tower….

A new ‘Changing Places’ toilet facility for severely disabled children and adults is officially opened at the Riverside Centre in Newport. Funded by the Isle of Wight Council, the £10,000 high dependency facility, follows a need for such an installation on the Island…

Employers on the Isle of Wight are being invited to enter a new regional awards scheme designed to showcase the achievements of companies, partnerships and individuals who have worked with Jobcentre Plus over the past year…

North Yorkshire Police have issued fresh appeals for information to help find Claudia Lawrence. Despite national media appeals and an international police investigation her disappearance remains unsolved and Crimestoppers are now offering a £10,000 reward…

The appointment of Mrs Judith Richardson as new Chief Executive for the Island Innovation Trust formally Medina Innovation Trust, is hailed as a major step in the creation of two new federated secondary schools for Newport on the Isle of Wight…

YMCA Fairthorne Group has scooped a Lottery grant of £457,523 to fund a new service to support bereaved children on the Isle of Wight. The funding will allow YMCA Winchester House in Shanklin, to get the ‘Help2gGrieve’ scheme for young people off the ground…

Convenience store operator Hunnyhill Stores Group, has opened two new Spar Stores in Ryde and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The company aims to mark its 10th anniversary with the opening of a 12th store in Lower Ventnor…