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The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival has been cancelled for the second year running, organisers have announced this morning (Thursday). The annual Isle of Wight Garlic Festival, which was due to be held on 21st/22nd August, is said to be...

Plans to condense 3 flats back into a single house, to ‘restore the grandeur of the residence’, have been submitted for a Ryde seafront property. Windsor House, on St Thomas’s Street in Ryde, is currently subdivided across the levels, which...

An 18-year-old drink driver has been handed a driving disqualification after registering over 1 and a half times the limit. Emily Rose Williams of Egerton Road, Bembridge, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court following the incident on the...

We already know the beauty of this iconic landmark, but The Needles here on the Isle of Wight has been named amongst the 7 natural wonders of the United Kingdom. The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), in partnership with outdoor...

The Isle of Wight Festival is this year to be sponsored by cinch, the online car buying website. Organisers of the annual event, which would normally take place in June but will this year be held in September, made the...

The Red Squirrel Survival Trust is calling on the Isle of Wight's Red Squirrel Conservation Groups to Nominate their Volunteer of the Year. To mark Volunteers Week (1st-7th June 2021), The Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST) launches a new accolade...

Isle of Wight councillors will meet in person for the first time in more than 12 months tonight (Wednesday). During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, temporary UK government legislation meant council committees and other important meetings could take place...

Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) is an important project to harness tidal energy as a renewable, reliable source of electricity. Placing tidal turbines in the sea off the south coast of the Isle of Wight will generate enough clean electricity...

Organisers of the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival have taken the premature decision not to run this year's event. It's said that the annual festival couldn't possibly accommodate social distancing, even though all legal restrictions on socialising are due to be...

Marks & Spencer could shut or reconfigure their stores on the Isle of Wight as the company announces another 30 shops are to be completely closed across the country. The company has announced that it aims to reduce the number...