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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be attending the Solent Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Cowes today (Saturday). The Solent Platinum Jubilee event will be a showcase of more than 400 boats, bringing the Solent’s sailing and yachting community together...

A woman who stole almost £1,500 from a vulnerable resident of the care home that she managed has pleaded guilty to theft. Julie Brown, 46, of Slade Road, Ryde, pleaded guilty to 1 count of theft when she appeared in...

Wow, what an eclectic mix of photographs featured in this week's Readers' Gallery. It's great to see so many different subjects and locations included... Cowes morning Cowes pontoon near the red jet ~ Photo credit Martyn Dack Female Stonechat Ventnor...

The University of Portsmouth, alongside the Isle of Wight Council and Brightbulb Design, recently launched The Business Boost programme created to help businesses with a boost of real-world knowledge, delivering an action plan for future business growth. As a result,...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) has launched a Living History website that enables users to hear oral accounts from Newport residents about what life was like growing up in the town. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the...

New information on the traffic management arrangements that will be in place during next month’s Tour of Britain cycling race has been made available by the Isle of Wight Council. The race reaches its climax here on Sunday 11th September...

East Cowes councillors met to inspect the newly-completed regeneration work on East Cowes Esplanade, which has created seating and a walkway in an area previously closed off following landslips. A 3-month project to restore access to the popular seafront area...

The Isle of Wight Council is launching a consultation to consider whether the Local Council Tax Support scheme that supports Islanders should be amended.  The implications of changes to the scheme could affect both recipients of local council tax support...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (5th August 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 7914 £100.00 6185 £100.00 13799 £100.00 16164 £100.00 17482 £100.00 12205 £100.00 2032 £100.00 17274 £100.00 9354 £100.00 15012 £100.00 14292

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...