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An Isle of Wight Council attraction has recorded its best ever visitor numbers for the month of April, with Hollywood playing its part. Nearly 10,000 people visited Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown last month, which is almost 2,000 people higher...

The return of the Cowes Floating Bridge has been delayed again this week, according to the Isle of Wight Council. The vital link between East and West Cowes was originally taken out of action on 30th March for 24hrs due...

The Isle of Wight's famous three prisons are all featured in a new crime book by True crime Author, Mike Gray. Mike's previous best selling book 'The Great Train Robbery Quiz Book' also heavily featured HMP Parkhurst, Camp Hill and...

The BBC are looking for people with great homes on the Isle of Wight to take part in a new programme called Home Swap Holidays. The broadcasting giant are seeking people who live in great homes or in a fantastic...

The Eurosceptic right-wing populist political party UKIP are investigating the theft of two banners from a private property in Fishbourne over the weekend. Sometime on Saturday night, two 15ft by 3ft banners were stolen from the Fishbourne Beach area overlooking the...

Islanders are being invited to submit poetry, short prose pieces and line drawings on the theme of surviving domestic abuse as part of an Isle of Wight Domestic Abuse Forum and Safeguarding Adults Board project to raise awareness about domestic...

Last week members of the licensee group set up by CAMRA and the Island’s MP Andrew Turner, held a meeting at the Riverside Centre in Newport to which they invited representatives of the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire Constabulary....

The new Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) website went live last week as the result of a successful collaboration between the harbour authority and two Isle of Wight companies, project managers Solent Communications, and internet business solutions provider Netguides Limited. The...

A second exhibition featuring work by artists with autism at Dimbola Museum and Galleries proved such a hit, it’s hoped new venues can be found to display the very special artwork. All of the artists are supported by the Way...

A pioneering partnership of UK carnival arts organisations was officially launched on Tuesday at an event in central London by Peter Bazalgette, the Chair of the Arts Council and actor Colin Salmon. In a collaborative first for the sector, the...