3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (202+ words) A careers festival is set to return to Newport’s Lord Louis Library. Isle of Wight Council's Care and Health Careers Festival will take place on Wednesday, September 16, from 10am to 2pm, welcoming people interested in the care and health sectors. It is…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (209+ words) A flag-raising ceremony has been held on the Isle of Wight to honour the commitment and sacrifice of emergency services personnel. The event took place outside County Hall on Wednesday and marked national Emergency Services Day, or 999 Day, which celebrates…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (106+ words) An inquest has opened into the death of an Isle of Wight man, with a provisional cause given as heroin toxicity. Friends found Richard Bell, 38, unresponsive at his Solent Gardens home in Freshwater on May 4, the inquest heard at the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (146+ words) Heroin and alcohol toxicity has been listed as the provisional cause of death of an Isle of Wight chef. The inquest into the death of Daniel Hodgkinson, 43, of High Street, Sandown, opened at the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court yesterday…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (252+ words) The Isle of Wight's High Sheriff Nigel Hartley will host a free event to help people to have conversations about death and dying. The drop-in session at Newport Minster runs on Saturday, September 26, from 10am to 1pm. It will give people the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (208+ words) A hospital calm room has been transformed into a vibrant, child-friendly retreat. Located at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight, the newly redesigned space is now filled with woodland, marine, beach, and space-themed murals designed to help put…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (461+ words) Long waits reported at A&E, St Mary’s Hospital pressures having a ‘sustained impact’ on patient care and delays with GP referrals are key concerns with Isle of Wight health services. Between July 13 and August 12, watchdog Healthwatch Isle of Wight…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (336+ words) A new health service is set to launch offering free skin check clinics. Cowes Chiropractic Clinic, will host the clinics in partnership with The Lighthouse Clinic and Zoe’s Law, beginning on Tuesday, October 13. The clinics will run every eight weeks…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (204+ words) A chief executive has praised the life-changing work of a charity during a recent visit to its training centre. Katy Taylor, chief executive of Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, and executive assistant Claire Harding visited Ability Dogs 4 Young People at…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (447+ words) Football clubs from across the Isle of Wight have rallied around Binstead and COB captain Daz Powell and his family following a medical emergency during a football match on Saturday afternoon. Binstead and COB has thanked supporters for the outpouring…...