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Island Line services will operate as normal during the forthcoming strike action on the railways this weekend, but there will be no services operating to or from Portsmouth Harbour. Nationwide strike action by the RMT union means that South Western...

The case against a woman who was allegedly dealing drugs from her Shanklin home has been sent to the Isle of Wight Crown Court. Rachel Varley, 44, of Kensington Avenue in Oldham - but previously of Alresford Road in Shanklin...

The team at The Bugle Inn at Brading are celebrating the end of the Summer season with a real bang-er by hosting their inaugural Sausage and Cider Festival this coming Saturday (26th August). A selection of up to 12 Isle...

Shanklin has been named as the best beach to visit in the South East of England this Summer and the 4th best in the entire country, according to newly released research. The study, compiled by SIXT - a car rental...

Isle of Wight born and winner of the 2020 keyboard section at the BBC Young Musician of the Year Thomas Luke will be performing Saint-Saëns’ second piano concerto with the Havant Symphony Orchestra (HSO) this September.  Having just completed his...

An Alliance group spokesperson claims controversial Isle of Wight school closure plans are at the heart of the latest motion of no confidence levelled against the Isle of Wight Council’s leader. However, Conservative Group leader, Councillor Suzie Ellis, has not...

A motion of no confidence in the current Isle of Wight Council Leader Lora Peacey-Wilcox has today (Tuesday) been submitted just over a month after Conservative Councillor Suzie Ellis dropped a similar motion from the County Hall agenda. It was...

Bob Seely met with representatives from the Environment Agency in Ventnor last week to hear more about their work to monitor the quality of the Island's bathing waters. Explaining the process and findings on social media, Seely explained how the...

A 5-year lease could be given to the new tenant of the popular Isle of Wight family attraction, Browns. Browns Golf Course, on Culver Parade in Sandown, has been open since the end of July under Paul Saville, after previous...

A legal case brought against Britten-Norman by the Civil Aviation Authority has been withdrawn as it was submitted in error. According to The Telegraph, the CAA began proceedings of a winding-up petition against the Isle of Wight aircraft manufacturer earlier...