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Brigadier-General The Rt Hon J E B Seely Jack Seely - great-great uncle of current MP Bob - was made Lord Mottistone on 21st June 1933. Bob's great-great uncle was a remarkable man. He was a military general who saw...

Emma Chappell Wightlink has teamed up with marine scientists from the University of Portsmouth to find out more about cuttlefish that live in and around Ryde Pier and near the ferry company’s FastCat terminal in Portsmouth Harbour. University of Portsmouth...

Performances across the weekend of the Barclaycard Presents Isle of Wight Festival were well received by the thousands attending the festival in Seaclose Park and local businesses and charities were also well represented. With tickets sold out a week before...

A conference aiming to raise primary school literacy will be held on the Isle of Wight this week. All Isle of Wight primary school headteachers have been invited to attend alongside officials from the Department for Education (DfE) and Ofsted....

Ryde Town Council proudly raised the Armed Forces Day flag on Monday, marking the commencement of Armed Forces Week. The flag serves as a symbol of our unwavering support for the brave men and women who comprise the Armed Forces...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary's Marine Support Unit arrested 2 men on board a boat at the weekend following an 'altercation' on the River Medina. The exact circumstances of the incident - which occurred while the Isle of Wight...

Recorded fly-tipping incidents on the Isle of Wight have increased to more than 900 in the last year, new figures reveal. Latest figures from the Isle of Wight Council saw a 7.6% increase in illegal dumping between April 2022 and...

The long-delayed Ryde Interchange scheme has been extended again with works not now expected to be completed until 14th July. It was originally said that work, which began in April 2022, would be complete by Spring 2023 with Island Roads...

Voluntary redundancies are taking place at an Isle of Wight health organisation as it has to make major cutbacks to the tune of £8.7million locally. It has led to questions over the impact that may have on Island services and...

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...