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Those who found themselves on the wrong side of the Solent last night (Saturday) have praised Red Funnel's customer service after accommodating stranded passengers. Over 100 people slept on board one of Red Funnel's ferries overnight when the Southampton-East Cowes service...

SANDBAGS: Anyone requiring sandbags today (Sunday), we have been informed of where they can be found. ✅ Simeon Street Recreation Ground, Ryde ✅ Well Road, East Cowes ✅ St Mary’s Road Car Park, Cowes ✅ River Road Car Park, Yarmouth ✅ Perowne Way, Sandown (Junction...

The site of the much-missed Zanies nightclub in Sandown has gone on the market this week for a smidge under £900,000. In recent years the derelict land has been used as car parking for a nearby hotel, but now the...

A number of Isle of Wight properties and a plot of land have sold through the latest Clive Emson auction. They were among 170 lots on sale by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson in the first of 8...

Waitrose & Partners is recalling Waitrose Duchy Organic Almonds 150g because they may contain salmonella, Islanders are warned. The product effected has a pack size of 150g with a best before date of 28th July 2020. The Food Standards Agency...

Middle Road between Newport and Calbourne will be closed this weekend in the interests of safety after a van driver was nearly killed when a tree came down in the last storm. In each of the last 3 named storms,...

Happy Valentine's Day to you all, this week our Readers' Gallery is packed full with photos sent in by our loyal readers over the past 7 days. Windy Tuesday, after the storm at Seaview (Jane grewcock) Robin flying at Averstone...

It's set to be a wet and windy weekend across the Isle of Wight with severe gales and heavy rain expected. A yellow weather warning from IW Met Service remains in force for the Island between 13:00 on Saturday and...

Islanders may not see their roads resurfaced or repaired to an acceptable standard for a further 4 years as it has been announced that the PFI contract's Core Investment Period has effectively been extended from 7 to 11 years. It...

UKSA, the non-profit maritime training charity, has announced that it has been pledged a $1.9million donation, enabling the progression of plans to enhance and expand facilities with the building of a new accommodation centre. The gift is the largest single...