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An architect from Wiltshire who was skippering a luxury motorboat which crashed into a cliff in the West Wight last year is to appear in court. Ian Sullivan, of The Orchard in South Marston, has been charged with 'misconduct of...

A film promoting the work of local charity Mountbatten Isle of Wight has been shortlisted to win a prestigious award. The Smiley Charity Film awards – dubbed the Oscars of charity film – is the world’s biggest campaign to promote...

Entries are now open for the 6th edition of Cowes Spring Classics which takes place on the weekend of 12th-14th May 2023.  Based at Shepards Marina, Cowes Spring Classics is a relaxed weekend regatta to start the season and the...

The Isle of Wight Council will be a ‘trailblazer’ for family hubs, the government announced last week. Around £2.6 million has been provided already for a 3-year programme, until 2025, with an extra £33,000 now confirmed. The Island was one...

A groundbreaking deal has been struck between a local biogas firm and Solo Agency to generate more than 950,000kWh of electricity using grass from the Isle of Wight Festival site, almost twice the amount of energy used during the annual...

Cross-Solent operator Wightlink will get a share of £60million in Government funding to explore the future of electric boats as part of the UK's race to decarbonise the maritime sector. For the first time, the UK Government is funding the...

Plans for houses near an East Cowes primary school are back again despite being rejected nearly 3 years ago. The Sisters of Christ have once again put forward outline plans for 25 houses on Millfield Avenue, in a field next...

A woman who alleges she was raped and sexually assaulted by Daryll Pitcher says the offences have been 'ingrained in her memory forever' and that she has never forgotten what happened to her some 30 years ago. Today marks the...

A recall notice has been issued by Quorn tonight (Tuesday) as it has been discovered that 1 of their popular products may be unsafe to eat due to the presence of pieces of plastic. Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls are...

A Cowes man who was caught by Police driving whilst 16 times over the drug drive limit has been handed an interim driving ban. 45-year-old Martyn Shotton of Sun Hill in Cowes pleaded guilty to 3x drug driving when he...