RYDE’S ANNUAL SCHOOL UNIFORM SWAP SHOP RETURNS
1st August 2026
POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES FOLLOWING SERIOUS E-BIKE COLLISION
1st August 2026
RICHARD AND WRIGHT CLAIM AFTON TROPHIES HONOURS
1st August 2026
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Phoenix Choir is to perform at Aspire in Ryde this month in a fundraising concert for the popular community hub. Next Saturday (13th April), the choir will visit what, back in 2012, was Holy Trinity Church and is now Aspire...
Read moreDetailsSolent Cruises will celebrating the maiden arrival of the new Cunard Queen Anne cruise ship into Southampton on Saturday 27th April. The cruise ship will be part of the welcoming flotilla into the Solent and up Southampton water. The Cunard...
Read moreDetailsCowes Sports will be looking to get back to winning ways this afternoon (Saturday) when they welcome Laverstock and Ford to Westwood Park. Interestingly, the Yachtsmen's last victory came away at Laverstock & Ford on 19th March when goals from...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight couple who were ordered to leave their holiday home after using it as a permanent residence have submitted another bid to stay there for a further 2 years - or until they can sell it, whichever...
Read moreDetailsA man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of committing numerous offences including possession of an imitation firearm and possession of an offensive weapon following a Police pursuit in Newport earlier this afternoon (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle...
Read moreDetailsHampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is investigating an incident which left a woman 'distressed' after she was followed by a man she didn't know in Ryde earlier this week (Wednesday 3rd April). This incident took place at around 20:00,...
Read moreDetailsMarking the first race series of the year for The Royal Victoria Yacht Club, sailors were welcomed with blissful sunshine and a steady south easterly breeze, which was gusty at times peaking to around 17 knots. The Cruiser & MOCRA...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight punk band, The Pill, have released their debut single ahead of a summer of south coast performances and shows in Oxford and London. The single has already gained national interest and has been played on BBC Radio...
Read moreDetailsThe Star Coffee & Ale House on High Street in Ryde has once again made the quarter finals of the British Institute of Innkeepers Licensee of the Year Award for 2024. What was once known as The Star Inn, the...
Read moreDetailsCalbourne Water Mill is to close its doors for the final time later this month, it has been confirmed. It was only a week ago - Good Friday - that the attraction opened for the 2024 season following a closure...
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