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A fire has ripped through a boat on the River Medina this evening, leaving the vessel burnt out in the low tide. Two pumping appliances from Newport Fire Station were called to the scene at Newport Quay shortly after 18:20...

CHEERS echoed around Ryde last night as around 10,000 people watched a truly amazing conclusion to the town's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. After the long weekend of Royal celebrations, residents from across the Island packed into Appley Park and Beach to...

LUNCH was enjoyed in the glorious sunshine this afternoon when a thousand children from across the Island sat down for a bumper meal at Appley Park, Ryde. The fabulous weather held out for the event, part of the nation-wide Big...

THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Ryde this afternoon to celebrate the Cool Britannia parade, part of the Island's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A vast number of schools, organisations and individuals put on a show to remember in the glorious...

  A bus has collided side on with a Ford Mondeo in Fitzroy Street, Sandown. The collision has happened at the junction of Leed Street and Fitzroy Street between a Number 2 Southern Vectis Bus and a car, which is...

UPDATED - THE organisers behind this year's planned WOWFest music festival have failed to pay the required £140,000 upfront cost. The Isle of Wight Council decided at a hearing last month that, under the Isle of Wight Act, payment for...

IT has been announced that Tim Burgess and Mark Collins from The Charlatans are set to perform completely surrounded by water on the iconic Spitbank Fort in the Solent.  The infamous duo will perform an intimate acoustic gig on the historic Napoleonic fort...

VINCI Ringway has been revealed as the company that will take charge of the Isle of Wight's roads, pavements and cycleways for the next 25 years under the multi-million pound Highways PFI scheme. The announcement was made this evening at a Council meeting...

Former Tesco employee, Deborah Morris, 51, was found dead inside her semi-detached house in St John's Road, Ryde last Friday. It is alleged that she was stabbed to death by her own husband, the accused. Rory Morris appeared before the...

TRAFFIC is tailing back on the Whippingham Road this morning following a small collision involving a motorcycle. Police are currently at the scene with the bike on a grassed area at the side of the road, awaiting recovery. It is...