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The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (27th December 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 9762 £100.00 11842 £100.00 4308 £100.00 18040 £100.00 12794 £100.00 13257 £100.00 16526 £100.00 4832 £100.00 14149 £100.00 13857 £100.00 16946

The cost of transporting staff and vehicles to and from the Isle of Wight has contributed to a predicted £6million deficit for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.  They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

The Isle of Wight featured twice in last night's epic Gavin and Stacey finale - but only the eagle-eyed will have spotted the subtle references... Around 14 minutes into the Christmas Day special, which aired on BBC One as the...

A Ryde woman had a lucky escape when she opened her canvas holdall on 26th December 1994 to discover a live bomb inside. The 24-year-old woman, from Slade Road in Oakfield, had bought the bag in October of that year...

'Ghostly revels' at Knighton Gorges, near Newchurch, hit the national headlines over the Christmas period back in 1924 - 100 years ago. Partying at Knighton Gorges during the Roaring Twenties was a somewhat strange idea, as the manor house had...

After a multi-million pound investment, Department - Ryde will open its doors on 13th March 2025, it has been announced. Shademakers UK, a locally based international arts and carnival company, is leading the transformation of the historic department store, in...

22-year-old Mazie Bailey has been handed a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, after she hit a man with a glass bottle resulting in him having 7 stitches to his lip. Bailey, of Atkinson Drive in Newport, appeared at...

The Environment Agency has been working to clear vegetation along the lower reaches of the Eastern Yar ahead of the Winter months. Contractors Brighstone Landscaping deployed teams to the Alverstone area earlier this week to carry out the vital maintenance....

A proposed 14-house development on the outskirts of Cowes has attracted growing resistance from locals. Since news of the contentious plans for new housing on land at Comforts Farm off Pallance Road by Northwood first broke, 2 parish councils and...