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It’s been called the Formula 1 of small sailing boats, but when one lost its mast in the Solent yesterday (Sunday) it became just a small helpless craft urgently needing assistance from Cowes RNLI lifeboat. The lifeboat took to the waves...

Police are investigating criminal damage to tree saplings that were planted in honour of those who have helped make a difference in the town of Yarmouth over the years. The saplings on Yarmouth Green, Tennyson Road have been cut back, which Police believe is...

  Firefighters from Ryde Fire Station will be embarking on their latest charity adventure tomorrow (Saturday) as they take part in a 24 hour endurance event entitled I’m A Fire Fighter, Get Me Out Of Here! Throughout the 24 hours from 17:00 tomorrow you...

Support is growing for a Councillor's ambition to ditch the bland and tired looking green paint used to decorate beach huts in Ryde, replacing it with vibrant and exciting colours. Cllr Wayne Whittle, who was successful in bringing Ryde Slide to the town earlier...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore D-class lifeboat 'Norman Harvey' was launched at around 07:20 this morning at the request of Solent Coastguard after a 30ft sailing yacht run aground at the entrance to Bembridge Harbour. The yacht, with 2 crew onboard, ran aground after straying outside...

Provisional GCSE results show a significant improvement for the Isle of Wight, with the overall proportion of pupils achieving five A*-C GCSE passes, including English and mathematics, rising by 3% from 2014. The early results reported by the Island’s six...

Yarmouth RNLI's all weather lifeboat the Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) was launched to go the aid of a RIB in difficulty some 25 miles south of the Needles Lighthouse yesterday evening (Wednesday). After a journey of just over an hour...

Ryde School say they are delighted that its students have secured some very good results at GCSE this year with 91% of pupils achieving 5 or more A* to C grades and 43% of entries awarded A*/A. 89% of all...

Army Medical Reservists from HQ 2 Brigade based in York, which includes civilian NHS staff who are Medical reservists, were in camp on the Island last week. As part of the camp the Reservists visited St Mary’s Hospital on Tuesday...

Green-fingered Islanders came together at a ‘red carpet’ style awards ceremony, held at The Botanic Gardens in Ventnor yesterday (Wednesday), to find out how their horticultural and floral displays had been judged in this year’s Wight in Bloom campaign. Managed by...