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UPDATED: Police are urgently trying to locate 49-year-old Tim Clark from Ventnor, as concerns for his welfare grow by the hour. Mr Clark was last in contact with his family at 11:40 this morning (Monday), who say he is in a bad place....

The much-loved Cold War AVRO Vulcan bomber will fly over the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday) whilst in transit between airshows. It has been confirmed that the loud and dominating 60's bomber, which last flew over the Island on...

Crowds of up to 2000 people are expected to take part in the annual Bembridge Fort Walk today (Monday), a Summer tradition that is believed to be one of the biggest unorganised gatherings on the Island. Each year crowds of...

The weather is looking warm and dry for this weekend's Chale Show, which will see around 10,000 people visit the annual two-day showcase of exhibits, horticulture and action. The event, titled a great day out for the whole family, gets underway tomorrow...

UPDATED: Islanders are being warned about the potential for isolated heavy and possibly severe thunderstorms tomorrow evening (Friday) and overnight into Saturday morning. The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for rain between 19:00 on Friday and midday...

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) - the destination management organisation for the Island - has been enticing travellers to the Isle of Wight through a concerted PR campaign to promote the bicentenary year of Julia Margaret Cameron. Born on June...

UPDATED: Concerns have been raised for the welfare of a mum from Lymington who was last seen at Yarmouth's Old Gaffers Festival on Saturday night - nearly 36 hours ago. Rebecca Allan had been enjoying the celebrations at the annual Old...

Emergency services are this evening (Tuesday) attending a road traffic collision on Alvington Manor View near Carisbrooke.  Two appliances from Newport Fire Station are attending the incident alongside Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. Crews were alerted...

Arreton St George’s CE Primary School took the opportunity to give young pupils an early lesson in engineering during the ongoing work to improve the main road through the village. Around 30 youngsters from Coral reception class were shown what...

UPDATED: Following the revelations last week about the turmoil within the Turner campaign, UKIP Isle of Wight Parliamentary Candidate Iain McKie has again been contacted by an anonymous whistle-blower close to the Isle of Wight Conservative Association with further explosive...