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An 85-year-old woman who died after being attacked by two escaped dogs in her back garden has been named as Lucille Downer.

Eligible Isle of Wight businesses in certain sectors will soon receive government Restart Grants - to provide support as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

Isle of Wight Radio 6:00pm - Midnight Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Island Labour Reveals Candidates For Isle Of Wights Local Elections By Iona Stewart-Richardson Island Labour has revealed its candidates ahead of May’s local elections. Islanders will go to the polls on 6 May, to vote for their local councillor. Now, a full list of candidates has been revealed. Island Labour Chair, Richard Quigley told Isle of Wight Radio: Very few people are happy...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Island Roads Has Second Busiest Winter On Record By Iona Stewart-Richardson Last winter Island Roads has had its second-busiest winter on the Isle of Wight. Between last October and the end of March, Island Roads carried out 51 gritting runs depositing a total of nearly 1,000 tonnes of salt on the network. That level of activity was eclipsed only in the 2017/18 ‘Beast from the East�...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Temporary Traffic Lights Installed To Protect Isle Of Wight Badger Sett By Iona Stewart-Richardson Baby badger set A live sett of Badgers in Niton has meant temporary traffic lights have had to be installed for safety reasons. According to Island Roads, an active sett of badgers was discovered under the carriageway on Newport Road. To investigate the discovery further, a licence needs...

A single UK ticket-holder has claimed Friday night's £122m EuroMillions jackpot, becoming the fifth-biggest winner in UK National Lottery history.

The Queen and Prince Charles have been pictured enjoying a walk together in Windsor ahead of Easter.

Isle of Wight Radio 6:00am - 10:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Young Mountbatten Volunteers Recognised With High Sheriff Awards By Iona Stewart-Richardson Island youngsters have been recognised for their positives role in their communities - with High Sheriff Awards. The awards are being given to three Mountbatten Volunteers, who are all under 25. They are just three of 22 other "outstanding winners", as previously reported by Isle of Wight Radi...

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Charity Age UK Isle Of Wight Launches Its Summer Skydive By Iona Stewart-Richardson Do you want to take on the challenge of a skydive for an Isle of Wight charity? Age UK Isle of Wight is looking for adventurousIsladners to take on the challenge of a sponsored tandem skydive from over 12,000ft!   The jump, going from Sandown Airport on August 3, will offer each jumper an unrivalled a...

The authors of a government-backed report on racial disparity have hit back at the widespread backlash of its findings, claiming that disagreement with the review has been tipped into misrepresentation.