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Britt, a Toggenburg Goat that has been part of Tapnell Farm Park since the very beginning, has sadly died. The West Wight attraction has announced, with great sadness, the passing of its beloved Britt, who the keepers had looked after...

The Wight Dolphins training team has been busy with 6 divers successfully achieving BSAC certifications in the past few weeks. The club has its own fully approved British Sub Aqua Club diving instructors, who volunteer their own time to provide...

Ballyrags Comedy Club returns to Fubar in Ryde tomorrow (Thursday) for another night of top-notch comedy, with Bobby Mair - as seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Russell Howard's Good News - headlining. The...

'Enter and View' representatives from Healthwatch Isle of Wight visited 6 local residential care and nursing homes earlier this year as part of its focused work on adult social care, with mainly positive findings. Enter and View is a statutory...

The Mayor of Ventnor has described his council as being 'in a dire financial situation' – and it could mean the end of a free parking scheme. Councillor Steve Cooper made the remarks at Ventnor Town Council’s August meeting on...

Conservative Party leadership hopeful James Cleverly met local party members during a visit to the Isle of Wight yesterday (Tuesday).  Mr Cleverly, who was joined by Joe Robertson, the MP for Isle of Wight East during his visit, said that...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

The Isle of Wight home of former Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie is up for sale for a mammoth £3,495,000. 5-time Olympian Ainslie and his family have lived at Woodlands Vale near Puckpool, on the outskirts of Ryde, for some time...

The Isle of Wight Council has asked Inteliports to postpone its cross-Solent drone trial until after the Summer holidays, in light of feedback received from concerned locals and stakeholders. The commercial operation – a collaboration between Vodafone, Inteliports and the...

Ventnor Carnival is to parade into town tomorrow evening (Wednesday) in what is set to be the carnival's 135th year. The procession is set to move off from Pier Street at around 19:00 before heading along High Street, Victoria Street,...