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Alex Smith Former Cowes Sports assistant manager, Alex Smith, has taken the hot seat at East Cowes Vics. It comes after the departure of former manager Richard Woodburn, as announced earlier today. East Cowes Victoria Athletic released the following statement...

On this day in 1859, 2 ships  - the Mirabita and the Sentinel - sank on the back of the Wight coast in a Force 8 gale, with the loss of at least 12 lives. The Mirabita was a small...

Tributes have been flooding in for much-loved local fisherman and father-of-3, Stephen Kitcher, who has tragically died in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident on the Isle of Wight. The 47-year-old was enjoying an evening of night fishing at his...

East Cowes Victoria Athletic Football Club have announced the departure of their manager, Richard Woodburn. It has been a difficult season for Vics, following the departure of key players Brandon Hayward, Harri Catania and Jimmi Burton to their Cowes neighbours....

Bembridge Harbour Authority is reflecting on a successful year for the harbour and has confirmed that improvement works are set to get underway this Winter. A new admin and facilities building will start to be built across 2 phases following...

A prolific thief who is already on an 18-month community order for theft has been charged with yet more offences having allegedly stolen over £575 worth of goods from shops in Ryde. It is alleged that 39-year-old Warren Russell, of...

South Western Railway struck gold at this year’s Golden Spanner awards with wins for its fleet teams in 4 separate categories. The prestigious Golden Spanner awards, run by Modern Railways magazine, recognise the country’s best fleet teams at an annual...

4 not-for-profit-run Post Offices on the Isle of Wight are at risk following disputed financial shortfalls recorded by the now infamous Horizon Post Office IT system. In well-documented media coverage, during a 15-year period more than 700 sub-postmasters across the...

2 sheep have died and another has suffered serious wounds following a dog attack in Norton Green, which has led to Police issuing an appeal for information. The incident took place sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning near to...

A former doctors’ surgery in Brading, which closed more than 2 years ago, could be turned into a 4-bed house. Beech Grove Surgery, on The Mall in Brading, was closed in April 2020. It was the town’s only surgery and...