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6th September 2026
Supermarket giant Tesco is recalling its 8-pack of Chicken Tsukune Skewers after they were labelled with the incorrect use by date. According to the recall notice, the packet should be dated 10/12/24 instead of 23/12/24. Such an extension to the...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Festival bagged an award win at the 2024 UK Festival Awards in Bristol earlier this week. Held at Document - an event and venue space in Bristol - on Tuesday evening, the IOW Festival won big...
Read moreDetailsIslanders came together for Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s annual Light up a Life remembrance event on 1st December in celebration of loved ones who have died. The service featured traditional Christmas carols led by the Salvation Army Band and Mountbatten...
Read moreDetailsSt Mary’s Vaccination Hub is urging people who are eligible to take advantage of the autumn/winter vaccination programme and protect themselves against winter viruses. Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways to help stop the spread of winter respiratory...
Read moreDetailsThe staff at Merrie Garden in Lake are looking for the people who stole their inflatable penguin Christmas decoration to return it to the pub before they involve the Police. The theft took place at around 19:30 on Monday night...
Read moreDetailsSouth Western Railway (SWR) - whose subsidiary Island Line operates train services here on the Island - is set to return to public ownership next year, the government has announced. The move comes just days after one of the Government’s...
Read moreDetailsJoe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, recently launched a survey of small businesses ahead of Small Business Saturday on the 7th of December. The survey is being circulated directly to hundreds of businesses in the East...
Read moreDetailsNew playground equipment in Big Mead park, a sea wall restoration and a redecorated Shanklin Cliff Lift are just some of the ideas being mooted as part of an Isle of Wight regeneration plan. A host of Shanklin works included...
Read moreDetailsSouthern Water has confirmed that wet weather has delayed major works to repair a sewer pipe that runs between Ryde and Sandown. The utility company says it has been tackling a burst rising main on Appley Road which is affecting...
Read moreDetailsA Ryde man who breached a suspended sentence order after being found in possession of cannabis, has been spared jail. Elliot Dwyer, 24, of St John's Hill in Ryde, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B (cannabis) when he...
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