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Grime in the chipping machine Failure to maintain a clean food premises has seen a chip shop in Sandown fined after being charged with a total of 6 food safety and hygiene offences. Fat Harry's in High Street, Sandown was...

Hose Rhodes Dickson celebrate their 30th year in business in 2020 and as long-standing supporters of Walk the Wight and Mountbatten Hospice, have pledged to raise £30,000 in celebration of Walk the Wight also turning 30 this year, in a...

Isle of Wight arts charity Independent Arts is working with Islanders to create a new work of art featuring the silhouettes of local characters who have changed the face of Newport or helped to change the world. The project is...

3 people in Sandown are celebrating today (Wednesday) after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The East Yar Road neighbours netted the windfall when PO36 9AT was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on...

The need for repair work to be carried out on the passenger gangway of Red Funnel's Red Osprey car ferry means alternative arrangements are in place for foot passengers. Those travelling on foot between East Cowes and Southampton will notice...

8 Island properties and a grazing plot are to go under the auctioneer’s hammer on Valentine’s Day. They are among 170 lots on sale by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson in the first of eight auctions over this...

Island Roads have issued a revised traffic order this afternoon (Tuesday) for Belgrave Road and Esplanade Road in Ventnor following the landslide. - which now includes no pedestrian access.  As initially reported, an emergency closure was put in place on...

The Environment Agency is bidding to secure £500,000 in government funding to better protect homes and businesses in East Cowes from tidal flooding. If the bid is successful, the scheme would bring increased flood protection to property and public areas...

Wightlink’s Evening Flyer tickets on the Yarmouth-Lymington route are now valid from 14:00 instead of 16:00 every day. The time adjustment gives foot passengers embarking Wightlink’s car ferries at Yarmouth or Lymington more time to catch up with friends or...

Former Top Gear presenter Rory Reid has been turning heads in the South Wight today (Tuesday) whilst filming with a pair of luxury, high-end cars. A 2019 Bentley Continental GT V8 and a 2019 McLaren GT V8 S-A - thought...