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HAMPSHIRE and Isle of Wight Crimestoppers are joining forces with colleagues in Thames Valley, Kent, Surrey and Sussex to tackle metal theft crime head on in the South East. Theft of metal is now one of the fastest rising crimes,...

BESTIVAL organisers are  incredibly excited to launch My Bestival, a brand new feature on the Bestival website which enables you to curate your own personal Bestival line up, and then share it with all your friends. Curator, Rob da Bank, says: "So...

A sailing dinghy in danger of drifting into the Solent's main shipping lane led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing to its aid yesterday evening. The dinghy, sailed by a young man, was virtually becalmed in the light winds near to...

A long-serving member of Cowes Town Council has died at the premature age of 56. Paul Birch, an author, engineer and scientist served as a Town Councillor in Cowes for many years. He died at a nursing home in Wootton yesterday...

A series of events will be held at venues along the Olympic Torch route to welcome the flame when it arrives on the Isle of Wight on 14 July. A flotilla of boats are expected to accompany the 12.05pm Wightlink...

FRIDAY 6 July marks National Road Safety Day and members of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service's road safety team will be exhibiting at two supermarkets. The team will be at Morrisons in Newport from 9am until 12:30pm...

THE British Scooter Rallies Association, the organisers of the IOW International Scooter Rally, have hit out over plans proposed by radio presenter Alex Dyke to move the 2012 scooter rally to North Walk, Ryde. The official body, which liaises with Scooter Clubs,...

BE advised that due to new engines being installed to Wight Ryder I, a revised timetable will be operating on the Portsmouth Harbour-Ryde Pier Head catamaran route between 5th -20th July. A charter vessel will join Wight Ryder II to...

THE Isle of Wight Council and the Isle of Wight College have worked together to successfully secured government funding to provide new educational equipment for learners who have difficulties or disabilities. A joint bid was submitted to the Education Funding...

A report of an assault is prompting an appeal for more witnesses near a school on the Isle of Wight. Police are investigating after it’s alleged a 24-year-old man was assaulted by another man in Collingwood Road in Newport near...