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Anticipation is building for the Weaver Brothers Island Stages 2024, which will see rallying action return to the Isle of Wight in just 2 weeks time on Sunday 3rd November. In what is a significant step forward for rallying in...

A local residents group in Cowes is opposing the proposed plans to turn the town's Methodist Church into a restaurant. The Trustees of Methodist Church are planning to sell their church on Birmingham Road in Cowes, to Loungers PLC, a...

Steynewood (or Steyne Wood) Battery appears to be a comfortable detached house, no different to other expensive properties in East Wight - but it is actually one of the best preserved surviving Victorian batteries in England. Strangely, the battery was...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has responded to its 20,000th mission since its first flight in 2007, with the charity containing to save lives across both counties and beyond. The life-saving charity responded to mission number 20,000...

Isle of Wight-based friends Georgia Day and Sarah Howes have been nominated for the highly regarded IOW Woof Awards, recognising their local dog-inspired business, Wight Dog. This nomination celebrates not only their creative venture but also their strong bond and...

Chief Executive Katy Taylor and several Wightlink managers will be at Quay Arts in Newport on Wednesday 30th October for the ferry company’s latest consultation event – Meet the Team. The drop-in session from 17:30 to 19:30 will give customers...

The former F L Lloyd funeral directors in Cowes could be converted into a residential property if plans are approved by the Isle of Wight Council. Mr Christopher Galbraith has submitted a planning application to the local authority seeking permission...

2 young women - Clara Green and Annie Morgan - were sentenced to terms of imprisonment by Newport magistrates for a series of audacious frauds, the Hampshire Advertiser reported on 18th September 1924. The pair - who were said to...

The Isle of Wight Homes and Interiors Show, which took place on 12th and 13th October, was the biggest yet with quality home and interior businesses exhibiting and more than 1,600 visitors attending across the weekend. The event, sponsored by...

A bid to turn a Freshwater building into an office has been made following 3 failed attempts to convert the space in the face of ongoing opposition. Callum Hill has sought to change a New Village site, described as a...