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Ventnor Comic Jazz Band stopping by whilst participating in Newport Carnival. It's a new dawn at The Prince of Wales pub in Newport, following its takeover by Island man Steve Wheatley. Steve, a born-and-bred Newport boy, lived on the Island...

An advanced airborne 5G connectivity system has been successfully integrated into a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, completing a series of demonstration flights. The ground-breaking technology is being developed by several UK companies led by Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL), a leading Non-Terrestrial...

Hundreds of redundant Isle of Wight Council laptops will be given a new life helping to build digital literacy in some of the world's poorest communities. The Council has partnered with The Turing Trust, the Edinburgh-based IT and educational charity,...

A 1-bedroom flat in Shanklin has sold at auction for £80,000, but a large number of other lots failed to go under the hammer. On the ground floor and with off-road parking, Flat 5, 18 North Road is on a...

6-and-a-half years after he was caught trying to meet a child for sex outside Sandown Pier, 28-year-old Joshua Powell has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Powell, most recently of Main Street, Belshill in North Lanarkshire, appeared before a judge...

New research has identified the oldest and youngest areas of the UK, with the Isle of Wight home to the sixth-highest population of people over the age of 85. The study, conducted by life insurance experts Insurance Hero, analysed local...

The doors to the Isle of Wight's Carpertright store have been slammed shut this week with the loss of a number of jobs. Last week it was confirmed that the national chain had appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as administrators. Then, on...

Parents are being encouraged by the NHS to know where to go, and who to contact if they need medical support for their little ones during the Summer holidays. Services that are available across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has revealed its new Business Pledge, developed in collaboration with the charity’s key partner businesses. Signed by 14 leading companies, corporate members and partners from across the South region, this initiative underscores the...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has announced the appointment of Marc Morgan-Huws as its Chief Executive. The newly created role follows the trustees’ recognition that the successful, award-winning railway has reached another chapter in its 53-year development, with significant...