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The last bonfire to be burnt on Cowes High Street was set ablaze on 5th November 1869. At that time, it was common to burn effigies of unpopular figures on Guy Fawkes night. In 1869, the effigy to be burnt...

Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, is commemorating the hard work and dedication of Administrator Manager Liz Ward, who is celebrating a milestone of 15 years at Thorness Bay Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight. Liz, 52,...

A new industrial and storage building providing 241sqm of ‘much needed’ business space is planned for Rookley. Manufacturing and office supply firm Betapak said its proposed industrial unit would expand its business at Pritchetts Way, Rookley. It would create a...

The Labour Government has confirmed that millions of pounds allocated to Ryde via a new Town Board will be delivered. The previous Conservative Government announced that 75 UK towns, including Ryde, would benefit from £20million each of Government money, however,...

Women from around the South - including Portsmouth, Southampton, Eastleigh, the New Forest and the Isle of Wight - travelled to Westminster to protest on Budget Day (Wednesday 30th October). Members of Solent & Isle of Wight Women Against State...

Despite Loungers’ licensing application being granted at a recent committee hearing and a planning application submitted, Loungers is no longer able to proceed with the transformation of this location.  Despite a marketing campaign, there has been no interest from religious...

The Isle of Wight Council has reached a major milestone by submitting the long-awaited Island Planning Strategy (IPS) to Government. This is a significant step forward in the plan-making process and passes the IPS over to the Planning Inspectorate who...

A community support worker who was found slumped at the wheel whilst high on ketamine following a crash on The Downs back in March, has been handed a community order and banned from the roads for 19-months. 36-year-old Sam Tilbury,...

Monkey Haven Primate Rescue Centre - based near Newport - are attempting to raise £10,000 for vital veterinary treatment for their gibbon Xhabu, who fell ill last week. Their Xhabu Recovery Appeal has already raised close to £5,000 since it...

Southern Water has revealed that it is planning to turn the Isle of Wight's wastewater into safe drinking water as part of a sustainable future, with the Island continuing to be a vanguard of water innovation. Currently, around a third...