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Big screens displaying information about onward travel connections have been installed by the Island’s cross-Solent ferry companies.

Care leavers on the Island aged 18 to 25 will no longer have to pay council tax, thanks to a new relief scheme.

Residents are being asked to complete a short survey about what the priorities should be for tackling crime on the Island.

Island jobseekers can now benefit from a bike recycling scheme to help attend interviews as part of an aim to encourage sustainable travel.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet has agreed to continue to grant £60,000 a year to fund patient transport for residents needing mainland medical treatment.

Following public consultations in 2017 and 2018, more plans are being created to transform Newport Harbour and surrounds into a lively, well-designed and sustainable mixed-use location, close to Newport town centre and sympathetic to the harbour’s character and activities.

The Isle of Wight Council has been celebrating its burgeoning apprenticeship programme.

The Isle of Wight Council is conducting a commuter survey that could have a positive effect on the lives of residents.

The Isle of Wight has been chosen to run a pilot project to improve support for residents with communication needs and who use alternative communication methods.

A doctor who played a leading role in setting up and developing Mountbatten Hospice at Newport is being recommended to receive the Freedom of the Isle of Wight.