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Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) is seeking sporting suggestions for Victoria Recreation Ground following the relocation of Newport Cricket Club in 2022. Ideas and suggestions should seek to enhance the natural beauty of the surroundings and blend into the...

Plans to change a recently built cafe into holiday lets at Totland Pier have been refused. The Bay Cafe was built as part of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Totland Pier and opened for a season in 2021. But it did not...

The Bandstand, a popular Sandown eatery with sea views over The Bay, has announced that it has temporarily closed its doors. The restaurant on Culver Parade was open as recently as last week but has since closed for the foreseeable...

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support a young Newport family after their flat was ravaged by fire yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Georgina, Danny and their 2 children - aged just 4 and 2 - have been left...

The Aberdeen Courier reported on 6th March 1798 - 225 years ago today - that the French fleet had been spotted off the Isle of Wight coast. News travelled slowly in the 18th century, compared to the almost instant reporting...

A new community pantry is set to open in Newport to provide affordable food for residents who need it. Members of The Pyle Street Pantry will be able to visit the pantry once a week and take their pick of...

It looks likely that there could be 50 fewer primary school places on the Isle of Wight from September 2024. 4 schools could have admission numbers reduced, as the Island continues to see a drop in birth rate and declining...

A live music venue on the Island is to be auctioned with a guide price of £160,000+ in the upcoming Clive Emson auction. The freehold of Units 9 and 9B Brickwood House on Orchard Street, Newport is among 139 lots listed...

The Isle of Wight Care Partnership, a trade body representing local care providers, has formally rejected the Isle of Wight Council's offer of fee increases for the financial year 2023/2024. In a response letter to the Council's letter dated February...

Drivers are being urged to think about the dangers of driving too fast for the road conditions in a new THINK! campaign, which launches nationwide today (Monday). The campaign, entitled 'Is pushing it worth it?', is targeted at young male...