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Madonna, The Spice Girls, Abba and Elvis were just some of the stars at the St Catherine’s Popstars themed Summer Fair. The event raised a fantastic £1,700, which will help the school, which supports students with speech, language and communications...

The sun shone through just in time for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the streets of Ryde last Saturday (6th July). Isle of Wight Mardi Gras has established itself as a highlight of the Island’s events calendar,...

Brading Community Choir performed at the open cafe at St Mary's Church, Brading on Saturday (6th July). Despite high winds and some showers, there was a very good turnout in the church hall, with a delicious array of cakes on...

Sight for Wight’s Short Story Writing Competition is back for 2024 following the success of last year’s event, with celebrities once again set to record the winning entries. This is the 15th year of the competition, originally started by Sight...

A joint concert by 2 community choirs – the NHS Nightingales and Gurnard Community Choir ­– has raised £2,200 for local mental health charity, The Wave Project. The packed concert at St Marys in Cowes on 15th June featured hit...

Island dancers Anya Murphy and Kenzie Madden have returned from the Dance World Cup in Prague with silver medals after impressing judges with their routine at the international competition. The pair represented England as part of a group of 15...

Still relishing in the success of their 2024 Isle of Wight Festival appearance, Island punk group 'The Pill' have announced a concert in Norway, taking place next month. On Saturday 10th August the trio of Lily Hutchings, Lottie Massey and...

3 employees from Sandown's Wildheart Animal Sanctuary recently completed the Three Peaks Challenge in just under 24 hours. The trio of Lawrence Bates, Mary Lenton and Sandra Peelo were raising money to help rescue 2 European Brown Bears, Benji and...

One of the most successful sports stars that the Isle of Wight has ever produced is celebrating 2 decades of her partnership with Wightlink… and she is showing no signs of slowing down. Although Becky Cook has now switched from...

The month of July sees the start of new dance classes specifically for people living with Parkinson's, MS or survivors of a stroke. Michelle Hainsworth, a community dance artist, runs dance classes for wellbeing on the Island and is now...