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Music fans are being urged to snap up their Isle of Wight Festival 2021 tickets as soon as possible as this year's later-than-usual event is on the brink of selling out. The rescheduled 4-day event is due to rock Seaclose...

Cancellations have been announced on Red Funnel's vehicle ferry service between East Cowes and Southampton today (Friday). Both the 19:30 sailing from Southampton and the 21:00 sailing from East Cowes have been withdrawn due to technical reasons relating to the...

The first of Island Line's new trains has successfully passed through Ryde Tunnel to reach Ryde Esplanade train station. Engineers nervously sent the Class 484 train into the tunnel at Monktonmead yesterday afternoon (Thursday) on a 'gauging run', to determine...

A father-of-6 from the Isle of Wight has been given a 12-month conditional discharge after being put before the courts for scratching a Police officer's finger. Konrad Ciecierzynski, 35, of Beaper Shute near Brading, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

6 months on from the start of the national COVID vaccine rollout, more than 180,000 jabs have been given on the Isle of Wight — with 81,842 Island residents having now received both doses. Latest figures from NHS England show...

The final part of the first phase of the Highways PFI project is yet to be signed off, despite now being 15 months late. Initially supposed to last for 7 years, from April 2013 to March 2020, the Core Investment...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (11th June 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 16561 £100.00 4046 £100.00 8745 £100.00 13644 £100.00 16796 £100.00 10907 £100.00 15683 £100.00 12405 £100.00 16766 £100.00 9697 £100.00 13279

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. Application No: 21/00989/HOU...

A band of heroic teenagers have been praised by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service after their quick-thinking actions helped save an elderly woman from a kitchen fire in Seaview yesterday evening (Wednesday). The group of...

Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2021 • Luke Steven Johnson, 32, of Avenue Nurseries in Sandown pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order (x2). He was handed a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and 20...