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Year 8 students at Cowes Enterprise College have been learning invaluable communications skills thanks to education charity Talk The Talk. Expert trainers from the charity, whose mission is to improve student's communication skills to enable positive interaction in all life...

Cowes resident John Edwards is starting his well-earned retirement after more than 4 decades with Isle of Wight firm Yokogawa Marex. John joined what was then Marex Ltd on 9th March 1981, after serving in the Royal Navy as an...

UKSA is set to welcome a record number of primary school children from the Isle of Wight for a half-day free watersports session. The aim of the ‘Test the Water’ programme is to support young people to gain water-confidence alongside...

A Guildford woman successfully walked around the coast of the Isle of Wight last weekend, completing around 68 miles in just over 30 hours. 61-year-old Ruth Coleman completed the walk on Saturday 1st May to raise funds for StarFishAsia, a...

Millie Lake with her certficates and medals Theatretrain Isle of Wight is celebrating success at this year's Isle of Wight Music, Dance and Drama Festival, which was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. 53 students who entered the singing...

After the official Isle of Wight Ultra Run was postponed due to coronavirus restrictions, a brother and sister team decided to take on the 52km challenge on their own to avoid missing out on the chance to raise money. Originally...

An Isle of Wight woman has been fighting against lockdown loneliness and bringing Islanders back together by completing a 70-mile challenge. 34-year-old Kim Gratton undertook a Coastal Path journey over the last 5 weeks which was successfully completed on Sunday...

An Isle of Wight author, who specialises in writing books for children and young adults, has come up with an unusual fundraising project which is set to aid a well-known nature charity. Kathryn Rossati is the mastermind behind #52weeksofnaturepoetry -...

Hospitality and Catering students studying at the Isle of Wight College have recently entered the prestigious national Nestle Toque D’or competition. 5 highly skilled Level 2 and 3 students from the Isle of Wight College were entered into the national...

An Isle of Wight teenager who has become well known across the Island for her fundraising efforts has launched a new raffle which is set to benefit 4 Isle of Wight charities. Macie Edkins-Wherry has used her time in lockdown...