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Admiral and Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, The Duke of Edinburgh, will carry out a number of official engagements on the Isle of Wight next week as part of Cowes Week 2016. His Royal Highness Prince Phillip will be...

Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat, the Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), was called to assist a boat with 11 passengers on board yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The 31ft boat 'Alaminta' was close to the Needles rocks when it experienced steering problems...

The Isle of Wight Council has started to deliver a £450,000 sustainable transport programme funded by the Department for Transport during the current financial year. The projects are designed to support economic growth and reduce the Island’s carbon footprint, particularly...

Lynnbottom Household Recycling Centre near Newport is now closed for the next week 2 weeks to allow a major facelift of the site to take place. The site will benefit from improved traffic flow; an increase in the number of recycling...

VIDEO: There’s a new soundtrack for the Isle of Wight; a catchy yet poignant summer tune, one with a message from those who live on this award-winning, holiday Island. The new ‘Fight for the Wight’ single, written and performed by...

A charity fun run saw over 200 people dashing and splashing between Shanklin and Yaverland this afternoon (Saturday), raising much needed funds for the Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. Fundraisers set off from the old Shanklin Pier at 14:45, rapidly making their way...

The headless body of a cat found in Avenue Road, Sandown last weekend could have been the victim of the 'M25 killer', according to SNARL - South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty. The remains of a much-loved pet named 'Fleabag' have been taken...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has submitted a proposal to Government to expand the value of the Solent Growth Deal to more than £2billion. To unlock this investment, the LEP has submitted an ambitious £161.7 million bid to Government...

Police would like to speak to this man after bank cards were stolen from a room at the Bembridge Coast Hotel, Bembridge on Monday night (25th July). Hampshire Constabulary have released 2 CCTV images in a bid to identify the...

VIDEO: The owners of a cafe in Ryde have released CCTV footage of 2 men who broke in during the early hours of this morning (Friday) in a bid to identify them, after they stole alcohol and even knives from the premises. At...