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Allen Wood and his 5-year-old daughter, Eleanor, from St Lawrence, managed to rescue a ray which was trapped under rocks at Woody Bay last weekend (Saturday). Allen's wife, Hazel, says the ray would have remained trapped had her husband not...

Hampshire Constabulary has launched a new protocol which provides better security to visually impaired members of the community who need to identify if a person at their front door is a police officer. The Visual Impairment Protocol (VIP) applies to...

All 187 stations on the South Western Railway (SWR) network - including Island Line - now have Wi-Fi available. When SWR took over the franchise in 2017 (previously ran as South West Trains), just 5 stations had Wi-Fi connectivity. The...

It has been a very busy time for Wight tri, as several members have been off to the mainland this weekend to compete in a variety of different triathlons. Birmingham Triathlon Lucy Newnham, a new member to the team headed...

A live album featuring Isle of Wight guitarist Matt Kellett and New York Dolls legend Johnny Thunders was released this month as part of a 3CD box set re-issue of the New York rockers last studio album, Que Sera. The...

His Royal Highness Prince Edward has paid a visit to the West Wight today (Tuesday) to thank those involved in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Prince Edward arrived in Freshwater by Royal helicopter at just before 11:20, landing in...

The Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) annual Cowes Small Ships Race, which has run for almost 20 years, is set to go ahead this Saturday, but due to Covid-19 restrictions it will not take place in its usual form....

South Wight Area Youth Partnership (SWAY) has welcomed their new youth worker, Jack Norridge. Jack will work across the SWAY’s area and be involved in youth groups, assemblies and activities along with Andy Dorning, the lead youth worker. Jack comes...

More than 200 men attended a prostate cancer screening session in Cowes on Saturday (26th September) at an event organised by the Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group. Blood samples were taken by a team of phlebotomists in COVID-secure...