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Isle of Wight ferry company Wightlink has signed up as an official sponsor of this year’s final stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race, which heads to the Isle of Wight on Sunday 11th September. More than 100 of...

Nominations are now open for the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2022 and Island MP Bob Seely is encouraging Isle of Wight farmers and food producers to enter.  The Awards honour those who have done the most to promote the...

New life could be breathed into a prominent Sandown town centre building after plans were put forward to renovate the derelict Esplanade Hotel. Once a favourite of Rockstar's, The Esplanade Hotel, on the High Street, has stood empty for years...

The number of pupils in Island schools that need Special Educational Needs (SEN) support has risen for the 4th time in 4 years (up to 5.4%) with 1-in-18 children needing classroom assistance. The Isle of Wight already has higher than...

Did you know the sexy female voice in the worldwide hit Je t’aime was that of a privately educated Shanklin schoolgirl, who spent her summers in the West Wight? In the first of our series of Secret Isle of Wight...

A freehold block of 13 flats on the Island has sold in a bidding war for £859,000 when it went under the hammer at the latest Clive Emson's auctions listing.  Going for £109,000 more than the guide price, Verdon House...

Andy Brooke An old school butcher’s shop has returned to a traditional town centre location on the corner of Crocker Street and St James’s Street in Newport. A butchers has been on this very spot for almost a century after...

RSPCA Isle of Wight is reminding pet owners of the importance of spaying and neutering rabbits after 16 new-born kits born to rabbits, were recently brought into its Godshill animal centre. Female lionhead rabbits Bonnie and Poppy gave birth soon...

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to rear its ugly head, Citizens Advice Isle of Wight has seen a huge number of inquiries from local people struggling to stay on top of their household bills and are looking for more volunteers...

Tens of thousands of people descended on Seaclose Park at the weekend for this year's Isle of Wight Festival, which was back with a bang after the pandemic years with top performances from the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Pete...