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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...

Households across the Isle of Wight are being reminded that help is available for Islanders to save money on rising energy bills. With energy prices set to spike in January, residents are being urged to get their heating systems checked...

Daish’s Holidays has announced plans to invest more than £1million in a winter refurbishment programme with upgrades to 5 of its 12 hotels ahead of the 2025 season - including here on the Isle of Wight. The Daish's Hotel in...

The chair of the Isle of Wight Council has said he is 'absolutely furious' about County Hall’s handling of the Cowes floating bridge replacement process. Councillor Karl Love, representative for East Cowes, spoke out following recent news of a council-led,...