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SHADEMAKERS TO MAKE CARNIVAL RETURN AT NEWPORT’S ILLUMINATED CARNIVAL TOMORROW
Shademakers will mark their return during their first carnival appearance of the season at Newport's Illuminated Carnival tomorrow night (Thursday). All are invited along to the county town's Illuminated Carnival, which is set to move off from South Street at...
Read moreDetailsSTART YOUR ENGINES! KING TO START COWES’ POWERBOAT RACE THIS BANK HOLIDAY
One of the Isle of Wight’s most famous and successful residents will be setting the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes fleet on its way this weekend for the 63rd running of the historic and prestigious race. Mark King, frontman and bassist with Level 42,...
Read moreDetailsSNAP UP YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 2024 ISLE OF WIGHT LITERARY FESTIVAL
Tickets are now on sale for the book lovers’ event of the year – The Isle of Wight Literary Festival. You can now book your seats to hear from star names and top authors in many fields at the festival,...
Read moreDetailsCHART TOPPER NATHAN DAWE FILMS MUSIC VIDEO AT BLACKGANG’S SUNSET SESSIONS
Music fans who headed to Sunset Sessions at Blackgang Chine earlier this month got more than they bargained for when headline act Nathan Dawe took to the stage. During his headline set, he paused to say: “I’ve got a brand...
Read moreDetailsWINE FOR BREAKFAST LEADS TO DRINK DRIVING CONVICTION FOR CIVIL SERVANT
A civil servant who downed a bottle of wine for breakfast, before proceeding to drive his mum's car to the shops whilst almost 3 times the drink-drive limit, has been banned from driving for 25 months. 48-year-old Richard Palin, of...
Read moreDetailsRENEWED BACKLASH AGAINST PROPOSED LANDSCAPE LANE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Revised plans for a 12-home development on Newport’s Landscape Lane have been met with renewed backlash. The latest in a long line of application proposals from Mrs C. Ferns, of Cotton Trust, has attracted a raft of criticism ranging from...
Read moreDetailsNO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN OVER SCOOTERIST’S DEATH NEAR APSE HEATH
No action is being taken against a woman arrested in connection with the death of a German scooterist almost 2 years ago, it has been confirmed. It was on 25th August 2022, during the annual Isle of Wight Scooter Rally,...
Read moreDetailsWITNESSES TO ZEBRA CROSSING COLLISION IN SANDOWN SOUGHT BY POLICE
Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision in Sandown, in which a woman in her 40s suffered a serious leg injury. It was on the morning of Sunday 11th August, at...
Read moreDetailsTANKERS DRAFTED IN AS SEWER MAIN BURSTS IN EAST COWES
Dozens of tankers have been drafted in to move East Cowes' waste following the burst of a main sewer in the town. The incident reported by utility company Southern Water has caused the closure of both Newbarn Road and Old...
Read moreDetailsWRS SYSTEMS NAMED AS FINALIST IN NATIONAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Isle of Wight-based company, WRS Systems, has been named as a finalist in the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards. The awards are the UK’s largest and most prestigious business awards programme that celebrates companies across all industries, championing sustainability,...
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