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INQUEST OPENED INTO DEATH OF NEW ZEALAND YACHTSMAN WHO DIED IN SOLENT WINCH INCIDENT
Details of the 74-year-old's traumatic death have been confirmed...
Read moreDetailsEASTERN YAR PROJECT BOOSTS FLOOD PROTECTION AND WILDLIFE HABITATS
A major river restoration project along the Eastern Yar has been hailed a success after delivering significant benefits for wildlife, flood resilience and local communities.
Read moreDetailsWOOTTON TO BINFIELD CYCLE ROUTE TO CLOSE FOR RESURFACING AND DRAINAGE WORKS
Sections of the much-loved shared route along the old railway line between Wootton and Binfield will be closed during February and March as part of a major improvement project.
Read moreDetailsROB DA BANK MUSIC CLUB BACK IN ACTION AFTER BBC 6 MUSIC VISIT TO STRINGS
Hot on the heels of the national spotlight shone by BBC 6 Music’s Independent Venue Week broadcast, the Rob da Bank Music Club is set to continue the momentum with its next free youth session at Strings Bar & Venue...
Read moreDetailsNEO-NAZI CLAIMS AND POLLING STATION CONCERNS AIRED OVER WOOTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
Claims over neo-Nazism and an ‘extreme right-wing’ takeover at a village community centre were aired at a public meeting earlier this week.
Read moreDetailsREPAIR WORK TO START ON WROXALL EMBANKMENT THAT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
Work to stabilise the embankment at St John’s Road, Wroxall, that caused significant disruption when it partially collapsed, will start shortly.
Read moreDetailsBURGLAR WHO STOLE £10,000 OF TOBACCO AVOIDS PRISON SENTENCE AMID ‘PROGRESS’
A prolific offender who went on a crime spree across the Isle of Wight has avoided immediate prison after a judge recognised his progress while on remand.
Read moreDetailsDOUBLE BRIT AWARD NOMINATION FOR ISLE OF WIGHT’S WET LEG FOLLOWING 2025 COMEBACK
Isle of Wight band Wet Leg have received 2 nominations for the BRIT Awards, continuing their remarkable rise after a successful return to the music scene last year.
Read moreDetailsBLACKGANG CHINE TO REOPEN FOR 183RD SEASON THIS MARCH WITH SPECIAL OFFER
Blackgang Chine has announced that tickets for the 2026 season are now on sale, as the iconic clifftop park prepares to reopen for its 183rd year.
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL ROW ERUPTS OVER COUNCILLOR’S UNDECLARED RENTAL PROPERTIES
Months of keeping an Isle of Wight housing councillor’s rental properties out of public view came under scrutiny at County Hall this week.
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