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English pop singer, songwriter and actor Chesney Hawkes will be setting sail for the Isle of Wight in August to join hit makers Leo Sayer, T’Pau, Toyah, Jaki Graham and Five at Jack up the 80s. Chesney Hawkes' career began...

With 3 shouts over 3 days, the volunteer crew of the Yarmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat spent over 19 hours out on the water during the Christmas period. The crew's pagers first went off at 20:21 on Boxing Day when...

The death of 20-year-old Mikey Mason in a road traffic collision on Brading Downs earlier this year was as a result of driving 'too fast for the road conditions', but the Isle of Wight's coroner has not been able to...

5 candidates have put their names forward for next month's by-election for the local council seat of Central Wight. Back in May of this year Bob Seely was once again elected councillor for Central Wight, but just a month later...

Seafish is appealing to the Isle of Wight’s commercial fishermen to take advantage of its funding for free training to refresh and advance their safety knowledge and skills ahead of 31st March 2018, when current funding is due to end....

42-year-old Lee Daniel died as a result of a road traffic collision after being struck by 2 separate cars, an inquest has heard. At just before 20:30 on 7th September 2016 Mr Daniel was speeding along Coach Lane, Brading at...

Southern Vectis is urging New Year’s Eve revellers at bars and restaurants across the Island to leave their cars at home. Backing Hampshire Constabulary’s anti-drink driving ‘Operation Holly’ campaign, the bus operator is highlighting its New Year’s Eve night services and...

Smokers in the Solent area are being urged to quit with help from Smokefree this New Year following the broadcast of a new TV advert from Public Health England (PHE) which highlights the dangers of tar in cigarettes. The latest campaign shows how poisons...

The Island's very first Slug and Lettuce could open in Newport if plans are approved by the Isle of Wight Council. Earlier this year Stonegate Pub Company submitted an application to convert Yates in Newport High Street into a Walkabout...

Police on the Isle of Wight are on the look out for 5 garden ornaments that have been stolen from a property in Gatcombe. Investigations are underway to identify the location of 2 acorn finials, 2 round planters and a...