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A £100,000 reward was offered in the search for Lucie Blackman on 1st September 2000 - 25 years ago today. The announcement marked a significant development in the campaign led by Lucie’s father, Tim Blackman, from Ryde. His 21-year-old daughter...

An Isle of Wight town council has joined residents in opposing a controversial housing bid. Jack Reynold’s planning application for 6x 2-bedroom houses with car parking on land next to 20 and 27 Westwood Close in Cowes has been met...

A new museum dedicated to Isle of Wight’s music history has opened in Newport, showcasing thousands of exhibits from local festivals, iconic artists and rising stars like Wet Leg and Coach Party. The Wight Music Experience is located above Triple...

Despite torrential downpours, Ryde’s 2025 Illuminated Carnival went ahead as planned on Saturday night (31st August), bringing colour, lights and music to the town in a spectacular end to this year’s carnival season on the Isle of Wight. The procession...

A man who was caught with cannabis after he asked Police officers if he could smoke, has been fined £80. Andrew Dilk, 70, of South Bank Road in East Cowes, admitted a single count of possession of cannabis when he...

“We understand the community’s desire to see Belgrave Road reopened and share that goal,” the Isle of Wight Council has said, in response to a newly-launched petition. County Hall has issued a statement in light of an online appeal demanding...

A total of 24 property and land lots on the Isle of Wight are to be auctioned later this month. They are among 191 lots listed across Southern England in the September auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers – the firm’s...

29-year-old Joshua Hunt, who stole more than £150 worth of goods from Tesco in Newport, will learn his fate in October. Hunt, of no fixed abode but previously of Military Road Brighstone, admitted a single charge of theft from a...

From country nights and Oasis tributes to Oktoberfest, 90s parties and Ibiza legends, GG’s at the Island Riding Centre has unveiled a busy schedule of live entertainment running from September through November. The venue, which can host up to 500...

Plans have been submitted for 3x 1-bedroom flats above a popular curry house in Ryde. Applicant S Miah has lodged a proposal for a conversion of the first and second floors of 45 Union Street in Ryde – a 3-storey...