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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II landed at Newport Quay for a 2-day visit to the Isle of Wight on 26th July 1965. The Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh were conveyed from the Royal Yacht Britannia moored at...

A bid to turn a former gift shop into flats has been refused due to concerns it would have a ‘significantly adverse impact’ on an Isle of Wight town centre. Council officers turned down Mr M. Croll’s planning application to...

The Isle of Wight Lottery has revealed its summer £5,000 winner as Patrick O’Connor - a WightFibre employee who only began playing the local lottery in September 2024. Patrick was presented with the £5,000 cheque earlier today and was left...

Calls for the National Curriculum to include advice on how young people can avoid the dangers of social media have been made to parliamentarians by members of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust Taskforce. Lily and Molly, part of a...

A revised proposal for 9 ‘high-quality, purpose-built family homes’ on disused land behind an Isle of Wight pub is facing public opposition. County Hall has received 16 objections to Cordage 11’s plans for 1 2x-bedroom house, 5x 3-bedroom houses and...

Newport man Aaron Thomas, who admitted his third drug driving offence at just 20 years old, will be sentenced later this year. Thomas, of Fairlee Road, appeared in Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday) charged with drug driving,...

Parts of the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown have sold at auction for a combined total of £616,000 - significantly above their combined guide prices. The once grand seafront property has a complex history involving the Carlauren Group and its...

Red Funnel has launched 50,000 Summer Day Return tickets for just £50, giving Islanders the perfect excuse to hop across the Solent for a Summer day out. The special fare covers one car and up to seven people for a...

Cowes Primary School, which has educated children in the local community for over 117 years, closed its gates for the last time yesterday (Thursday). It was in March 2025 that the Isle of Wight Council decided to close the school...

A new ‘low-cost’ 1-bedroom apartment will be built within a former branch of Barclays Bank in Shanklin, against the wishes of a local town council. The council has approved Mr S. White’s prior approval application for a change of use...