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It looks as though Poundland could be coming to Cowes.

Four new cases of coronavirus have been recorded on the Isle of Wight, but the Island's case rate has fallen once again.

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 7:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Emergency Road Closure In Sandown By Jamie White Nunwell Street in Sandown has been closed for emergency repair works. The road is shut from its junction with Hill Street for a distance of 36 metres in a northerly direction. Island Roads is working to fix a void on the road. Diversions are in place.

Isle of Wight Radio 6:00am - 10:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Warrior Festival To Support The Wight Brainy Bunch Charity By Jamie White A number of Isle of Wight bands will come together for a fundraising festival in aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch. The Warrior Festival will take place on Saturday August 7 at Sandown Airport, to raise money for the Island charity that provides support and financial assistance to families affected by brain tumours...

Firefighters were called to reports of a kitchen fire in a property in Newport in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday).

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Council U-Turn Over Newport Taxi Rank Relocation By Oliver Dyer Newports South Street Taxi Rank The Isle of Wight Council has backtracked on plans to temporarily move Newports taxi operators to St James Street. Taxis will now be moved to within Church Litten car park instead. As part of the upcoming works to St Georges Way, the council had planned on relocating drivers from South Street to St James Street. It was to all...

If the Isle of Wight Council were to scrap the troubled Floating Bridge 6 (FB6), it could have to pay back the £3.8 million used to buy it.

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Revealed: Smear Test And Dental Concerns Raised On Isle Of Wight By Iona Stewart-Richardson Islanders not being able to book a smear test via their GP - and continuing concerns about dentistry services -  are among the most recent issues being raised on the Isle of Wight. Healthwatch Isle of Wight’s survey from February 7 to 22 has 6% negative feedback, compared to last month’s...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight E-Scooters Clock Up 7,000 Journeys On The Isle Of Wight By Louise Hill More than 7,000 journeys have been made on e-scooters on the Isle of Wight since their introduction in November — travelling a total of 571 times around the Island. Not all people have been accepting of the new scheme,  with the Isle of Wight Council saying it has receiving a few complaints. Cllr Ian Ward, Council Cabinet Member for Infrastructure ...

The Island's MP has objected to plans to build two new holiday lets on an area of woodland in Bembridge.