POLICE CORDON OFF SECLUDED BEACH NEAR RYDE AMID INCIDENT
28th June 2026
BODY OF MAN FOUND ON PATHWAY IN BINSTEAD
29th June 2026
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Read moreDetailsA bell from a World War I shipwreck which took the lives of more than 600 South Africans has been returned to the South African people over a century after the ship sank. The SS Mendi sank off the Isle...
Read moreDetailsTo celebrate Heritage Open Days the Museum of Island History will be open free of charge on Thursday 6th September. The museum examines the history of the Isle of Wight ‘from fossils to festivals’ and is situated in the historic ...
Read moreDetailsUnder The Pier, a magical introduction to the curious and amazing marine life that makes its home under one of the Island’s icons, Ryde Pier, to returning on Sunday 9th September. Run each year by a volunteer team of ecologists...
Read moreDetailsHampshire Constabulary are continuing investigations into an assault which took place at the beginning of July that left a local man with a fractured skull. The incident happened between 19:40 and 20:15 on Saturday 7th July outside Hong Kong Express...
Read moreDetailsOrganisers of Sandown Airport’s Fairweather Festival say the event is heading for its second consecutive sell out year. Taking place on Friday and Saturday, the family-friendly event headlined Example and DJ Wire and Razorlight will host 5,000 revellers for a...
Read moreDetailsCowes Ladies Football Club have been supported for their upcoming season with a brand new website, designed and supplied by Isle of Wight Websites. The launch of the snazzy new online presence, which is bursting with information and photographs, coincides...
Read moreDetailsPolice are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a public order incident during the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident, which left a man and a woman in their 20’s with injuries including bruising, is said to have occurred...
Read moreDetailsUKSA has received planning permission to upgrade its facilities in Cowes to help continue transforming the lives of young people. The charity will now be able to start planning the build of flexible, modular, modern accommodation to be able to...
Read moreDetailsIsland Roads are keen to thank residents for their patience as work to improve a busy residential road in Sandown is nearing completion. Perowne Way in Sandown had originally been scheduled for surfacing improvement work in August 2017 but the...
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