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11th July 2026
The Isle of Wight is gearing up for a full day of Mod, Ska, and Punk as March of the Mods returns for its 10th anniversary on Saturday 29th March 2025. This popular charity event, which has raised over £1million...
Read moreDetailsLee Bradbury made over 572 senior appearances and scored a century of goals in his professional career, which began at Isle of Wight club Plessey. When Lee signed for Manchester City for £3.5million in 1997, he was the club's record...
Read moreDetailsA Freshwater man caught in possession of prohibited images of a child will learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in May. Jacques Barton, 23, of Hooke Close in Freshwater, admitted 3x making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight woman Emily Pedreschi has big plans for East Cowes' The Galley when she takes over next month. New owner Emily is set to take over the reins from the current owners on Wednesday 2nd April, swapping a...
Read moreDetailsThe power of the sun is now helping Waterside Pool to save on its energy usage, after the successful installation of 76 solar panels. The solar photovoltaic panels will improve the pool's energy efficiency, helping save more than 6 tons...
Read moreDetails2 new ‘first-time buyer flats’ in the heart of Newport have been approved by the Isle of Wight Council's planning department. Planners have given the go ahead to Jon Carter’s prior approval application to convert ‘general office space’ on the...
Read moreDetailsMore than 20,000 young people from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have shared their views on the issues that matter to them - from vaping and relationships to discrimination and loneliness - as part of a pioneering youth-centred wellbeing...
Read moreDetailsCouncillor Jonathan Bacon resigned from his role as Cabinet member for education ahead of last night's crunch vote on the closure of Isle of Wight primary schools because 'political needs were being put first and the interests of children last'....
Read moreDetailsA total of 9 new and ‘much-needed’ houses could be built on land in Wootton. Tradeamp Ltd has submitted a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council to construct 9x 3-bedroom homes in a field next to 115 Station...
Read moreDetailsSandown's The Caulkheads is to change hands later this month, it has been announced. As of 31st March, the establishment - on Avenue Road - will no longer be associated with or connected to Brading's The Bugle Inn. Taking to...
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