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Island residents living in the Bembridge, St Helens, Brading and Yaverland areas are being sought to join their local Coastguard Rescue Team for 2015 and beyond. Bembridge Coastguard, based at Beachfield Road in the village, are seeking men and woman over the age...

The new Sainsbury’s Local store in Ryde has this week announced that Ryde Inshore Rescue will receive 18 months’ worth of fundraising and awareness support after being named the store's Charity of the Year. The life-saving rescue service provides voluntary cover for...

The Isle of Wight Council's trading standards service and Hampshire Police have praised six shops that refused to serve alcohol to an underage customer during a recent test.  Six retailers in the Ventnor and Ryde areas all asked a 15-year-old...

Young cooks aged 12-14 years are being urged to enter the 2015 Create and Cook competition and repeat the success of 2014 champions Joe Doncaster and Alice Hyde from Sandown Bay Academy. Run by fit2cook food education and sponsored by...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was left with a broken nose following an assault in Cowes. The incident, in which a 20-year-old was head-butted in the face, took place outside the Dalyan Kebab House...

A children’s playground which has been created in memory of Sophie Rolf will be officially named the ‘Butterfly Garden’ at a special opening ceremony at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on 14th December. The playground, which has been funded by the...

UPDATED: ITV's hit show Britain's Got Talent is heading to the Isle of Wight next month when it will be auditioning local talent for the next series. Producers from the show will be at Trinity Theatre in Cowes on Wednesday 3rd...

Staff from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service reached out and responded to the call of two Island charities this weekend in an unique fundraising event that saw Santa and his sleigh traveling across the Isle of Wight.  Paramedics, emergency...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance will this year benefit from the switch on of the Christmas lights at Long Lane, Newport. The annual event, organised by homeowners Terry and Sue Ramplin of 68 Long Lane, will take...

The Island's 1st Carisbrooke Brownies have reached a special milestone this year celebrating their 95th birthday. Along with the 1st Carisbrooke Guide Unit both units were originally registered in November 1919 and later became 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice’s own) Company and...