After a two year break, the Isle of Wight Rural Community Action Awards are back with the cash. The Awards aim to highlight and reward voluntary effort that seeks to improve community life on the Isle of Wight…

Up to 40,000 patients a year can now benefit from free unlimited calls to their friends and family thanks to the launch of new entertainment packages for patients in St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight…

A long overdue update in the Isle of Wight Council’s battle with HMRC over VAT on car parking charges. It would appear negotiations are still under way and it may be Autumn 2010 before a final decision is reached…

A survey released this week by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reveals that UK consumers on average lose £4,950 each in their lifetime on faulty goods they have failed to take back to the shops…

Isle of Wight Council has announced it will introduce a new type of parking permit to customers from April. The ‘Long Stay Parking Permit’ will allow anyone who purchases one to stay in any IW Council run long stay car park on the Island for the duration of the day including weekends…

Isle of Wight Councillors have agreed to a small rise in taxi fares on the Island. It is the first rise in maximum taxi fares on the Island since April 2004…

The Isle of Wight Council is to carry out a review of council tax discounts this month to ensure only those eligible to receive one do so. There are currently 23,000 residents claiming the single person discount on the Island…

A recent debate at Westminster into Fuel Duty (Rural Areas) revealed an interesting note in the proceedings that a fair few MP’s were unaware of searching online for Petrol Prices. People living on the Isle of Wight can find the best fuel prices online…