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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...

49-year-old Gareth Maydew, who was found to be in possession of multiple indecent images of children, including that of a child as young as 1, has avoided jail time. Maydew, of Garfield Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 1 count...