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The Carnegie Free Library was opened by Lord Alverstone - then the Lord Chief Justice of England - on 29th July 1905. Money for the library was donated by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish businessman who had migrated to the US...

Walkers in Totland continue to face a blocked route as a hazardous tree leaves a popular footpath shut indefinitely. The footpath in question, between Court Road and Colmar Way, has been closed since January after a dangerous tree was discovered....

HRH The Princess Royal officially started this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line off Cowes on Saturday (26th July). She later initiated the Admiral’s Cup Class departure with the press of a button from the RYS...

A warning has been issued to Isle of Wight residents and visitors after a number of public litter bins have been damaged by fires linked to disposable barbecues in recent weeks. Incidents in Ryde, Shanklin and Sandown have seen bins...

Southern Water is tackling a new sewer leak discovered in Appley Park in Ryde, continuing a series of problems with the main pipe that carries all wastewater from Ryde and Seaview to Sandown. The leak was identified last Thursday (24th...

The Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, paid a visit to the Isle of Wight at the weekend, where he was seen enjoying an evening walk in Cowes. Sir Ephraim, who has held the role of Chief...

The Isle of Wight Council and Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray have responded to mounting criticism of the Island’s Coroner’s Service following calls from Shadow Secretary for Justice, Robert Jenrick MP, for her to resign if standards do not improve. It...

A new motorhome campsite will open within ‘short walking distance’ of 3 Isle of Wight tourist attractions. The council has granted planning permission to Springfield Leisure IOW to open a ‘quality tourism enterprise’ at Heath Farm off Staplers Road, near...

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley, officially opened SpaMedica’s new state-of-the-art Community Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (CDTC) in Newport last week (Wednesday). The centre, which began delivering cataract care to NHS patients in February 2025 and has already supported...

An emergency closure on Shanklin's Church Road is causing delays for both locals and tourists today (Monday). The main road through Shanklin Old Village, Church Road is currently closed for 161m between Chine Avenue and Rectory Road. Southern Water engineers...