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Newport Rowing Club's Ollie Coulson and Toby Batchelor pulled off back to back wins at BTC and Woolston Regattas last weekend to seal the Hants & Dorset Championship for the Mens' Junior Pair event. 4 straight wins mean they cannot...
Read moreDetailsShanklin Brownies have been busy working hard for their aviation badge, which has included a visit to the Wight Aviation Museum at Sandown Airport. At the airport museum, the Brownies discovered the history of flight with special emphasis on flyers...
Read moreDetailsJoel Smith. Winner of the Coastal Junior Sculls at BTC Ryde Rowing Club's fortunes changed for the better at last weekend's double-header action in Southampton with the club winning a total of 7 events. In the 3 regatta’s since the...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has touched down in Nettlestone this lunchtime (Wednesday) where medics are responding to what is believed to be a horse riding incident. Flying doctors are working alongside the Isle of Wight Ambulance...
Read moreDetailsMore than £500 of batteries have been stolen from temporary traffic lights on the Isle of Wight overnight. HSS Traffic Management has reported the theft of batteries from a roadworks site at Newport Road in Niton. It's understood the theft,...
Read moreDetailsOrganisers of Shanklin Regatta have dashed hopes of a return of the annual event this year as it is announced the 2021 regatta has been cancelled. The event, which has been running since the late 1850s, is popular with locals...
Read moreDetailsA total of 162mm of rain has fallen on the Isle of Wight during the month of July so far - the highest total for what should be a hot and dry summer month since records began in 1952. The...
Read moreDetailsPolice are investigating the theft of alcohol from a convenience store in Gunville on the outskirts of Newport. Forensic investigators are in attendance at Central on Gunville Road this morning (Wednesday) after entry was forced to the commercial premises during...
Read moreDetailsEE has announced it has switched on its 5G network in Cowes ahead of the upcoming Cowes Week Regatta. More than 100,000 spectators enjoy the sailing and live entertainment at Cowes Week each year. The increased coverage and capacity of...
Read moreDetails2 firefighters from Newport are set to climb the equivalent of 110 flights of stairs to symbolise the 110 floors New York's brave firefighters ascended during the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001. Crew Manager Simon Benfield and Firefighter Bex Thompson...
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