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Former X-Factor host Dermot O'Leary stopped for a bite to eat at The Lifeboat in East Cowes whilst filming on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Tuesday). It's thought that the television presenter is currently filming a Channel 4 documentary about...

The burst pipe at Fairlee Road - Photo: Southern Water The fragility of the Southern Water network on the Isle of Wight is at 'unprecedented and unsustainable levels' according to a report by Island Roads. The report describes the current...

A new video has revealed the complex work undertaken by Island Roads to replace a heavily used railway footbridge in Shanklin. The video demonstrates the difficulties faced by work crews and engineers including sharp bends, large sections of steelwork, aerial...

Monday 27th September – Friday 1st October 2021 • Peter Spencer Larkin, 55, of Carisbrooke Road in Newport, was fined £80 for failing to comply with the requirements of a community order. He was also ordered to pay £60 costs....

Photos by Sian Addison London-based street artist ATM has finished painting a mural of a harbour seal outside Newport's Lord Louis Library. The artist was invited to undertake the work by Secrets of the Solent, a National Lottery Heritage Fund...

Chair of the Isle of Wight Green Party, Vix Lowthion, met with and offered her congratulations to the new co-leaders of the Green Party on the day their election was announced last week. Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay will lead...

Maureen Sullivan provides the latest insight into the Island's theatres - with a big lineup set to hit the stage over the next few weeks! All right, we have to admit it – it’s autumn. Even if the weather doesn’t...

The dates for the 2022 edition of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain have been confirmed, with the 18th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race scheduled to finish on the Isle of Wight next September. Professionals will take to...

Cross-Solent operator, Red Funnel, recorded a £24.7million loss in the first year of the pandemic (2020) despite laying off almost 40 staff. The company, which has its headquarters located in Bugle Street, Southampton, saw its turnover fall by a staggering...

Terror Island, with 3 epic scare mazes is the ultimate night out this October! Running on 5 select dates from 22nd-31st October, the event will really give you something to scream about this Halloween. Having scooped the ‘Best New Event’...