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Darren started his career as a photojournalist at just 16 years of age, reporting across the Isle of Wight for regional, national and international media.
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More than 580 people descended on the Lord Louis Library in Newport last week to find out more about career opportunities within the Island's care and health sector. Organised by the Isle of Wight Council, the event showcased the wide...
Read moreDetailsDetectives are working to ascertain how a man in his 50s sustained a serious and potentially life-threatening head injury in Ryde overnight. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were dispatched to an address on St Michael's Avenue, Haylands...
Read moreDetailsA young male will soon appear in court after being apprehended by Police on an illegal e-Bike in Ryde yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). The rider is alleged to have been seen travelling around the Haylands area at speeds of around 30mph...
Read moreDetails11 past captains and the incumbent Ladies’ Captain of Shanklin Sandown Golf Club, Dawn Hodge, took part in a 9-hole greensomes stableford competition, organised by Dawn’s predecessor, Chris Gould, on Monday (23rd September). The competition was instigated in 1991 by...
Read moreDetailsThe Lord Louis Library in Newport is scheduled to undergo yet more essential maintenance works throughout October, November and December, the Isle of Wight Council has announced. Between Monday 14th October and the end of December, the main library will...
Read moreDetailsWightlink’s annual programme of maintenance for its 8-strong fleet is underway, with the cross-Solent operator set to spend more than £8million this Winter. The ferry company is working to keep all its vehicle ferries, FastCat passenger catamarans and port facilities...
Read moreDetailsWork to improve sections of a busy Shanklin thoroughfare is being planned by Island Roads and is set to get underway next week. Landguard Road and Landguard Manor Road are both to be improved during 5 weeks of work by...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight motorists have noticed a sudden drop in the price of petrol and diesel at forecourts across the Island - and it could go even lower in the coming weeks... Pump prices are the lowest they have been...
Read moreDetailsPolice are hoping to reunite several stolen items with their rightful owners following a series of burglaries in Ryde last year. It was in September 2023 that David Dunford went on a spree of break-ins with 3 shops targeted inside...
Read moreDetailsWhether you win or lose, there’s something about betting that keeps you coming back for more. Science would say it’s because of the dopamine that hits your brain whenever you feel rewarded by placing bets. There is science behind casino...
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