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ADDING to the amazing line-up for 2012, Bestival organisers have this afternoon announced that the ever-popular Back To The Phuture will be returning for the third year running to open Bestival’s four-day escapist escapades. Very much a Thursday night institution...

THE Isle of Wight has this evening been issued with another weather warning from the Met Office. Forecasters have alerted Islanders of heavy rain and high winds for Sunday 29th April, however it is still unclear at this time of...

For cheerful, friendly staff and unbeatable value for money, look no further than The Marine on Ryde Esplanade. Situated just moments from sandy beaches, prime shopping locations and train, bus and ferry transportation, The Marine is just on the doorstep...

POLICE are appealing for a possible witness to come forward after an allegation of assault in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Enquiries are continuing into reports of a dispute between a man and a woman outside the Gouldings residential...

IT'S all aboard with past Olympians living on the Isle of Wight when a two-hour Olympic Cruise takes place in the Solent in mid-July in aid of the new Cowes lifeboat station appeal. People joining the cruise on the Cowes-based...

ARTISTS are being invited to put forward designs for a recently announced public artwork celebrating the life of a famous former Island resident. In the autumn, a new piece of artwork consisting of three enamel panels will be placed on...

THE Island’s MP Andrew Turner yesterday supported an attempt to introduce a Bill calling for Halal and Kosher meat to be clearly labelled at the point of sale. Early last year Mr Turner wrote to Island supermarkets asking whether they sold...

THE Isle of Wight Council is set to consult with residents on major plans to improve and expand the provision of special educational needs and alternative education on the Island. The plans are detailed in a delegated decision report to...

Sophie Dawes (Waxworks museum) Impoverished St Helens fisherman's daughter Sophie Dawes - who became the mistress of wealthy French aristocrat Duc de Bourbon and inherited a considerable fortune - passed away on this day in 1840. The life of this...