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Emerging musicians from across the Isle of Wight are being given the chance to open the Isle of Wight Festival main stage as Platform One announces the return of Wight Noize 2026, with applications having opened earlier this week (Monday).

Teenagers have been praised by Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner after developing a smartphone app aimed at tackling knife crime.

Southern Water is looking to take on more than 90 graduates and apprentices before the end of 2026 – 3 times last year’s total. 

One of the biggest carriers to and from the Isle of Wight, Acclaim Logistics, has been serving Island businesses and residents for over 30 years.

Red Squirrel Property Shop CEO Charlie Panayi is set to take on South America’s highest mountain in a fundraising challenge supporting Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Zoe’s Law.

Island real ale enthusiasts have voted The Ale House in Cowes as their favourite Isle of Wight pub, while Goddards Brewery’s Fuggle Dee-Dum has been crowned Beer of the Year for 2026.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance as outstanding, following its first inspection.

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

A 20-year-old woman from Whitwell who crashed her car near Brading whilst drunk has been banned from getting behind the wheel.

A new, modern funeral service is preparing to open in Newport, offering Islanders a more personal, affordable and contemporary approach to saying goodbye.