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The new owners of an Isle of Wight game shoot are looking to enhance facilities for its patrons. A new lodge is proposed at Rowborough Farm, on Bowcombe Road, to create a better shoot day experience for visitors, guests, and...

Local band Wet Leg have bagged the Songwriter of the Year award at the Ivor Novello Awards.  The prestigious ceremony was held at Grosvenor House in London this week. The band's songwriters and fronting duo Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is supporting National Hoarding Awareness Week this week (15th-21st May). There is often a strong link between hoarding and fire risks. It’s estimated that hoarding affects 2-5% of the UK population...

Councillor Claire Critchison, a Green Party Councillor and part of the 'sinking' Alliance Group, was successfully voted in again as the chair of Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday night. She won the vote against the Conservative nomination, Councillor Chris...

An inquest into the death of a 16-month-old baby has concluded she tragically died whilst on holiday after choking on her breakfast of rice and lentils. Shanaya Kalpesh Dhavale, from Basingstoke, was on a family holiday to the Isle of...

Essential survey work of the existing coastal defences along Embankment Road in Bembridge has got underway this week as part of a wider refurbishment project proposed by the Environment Agency. Over the next 6 weeks, specialist ground penetrating radar (GPR)...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (19th May 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 4792 £100.00 17598 £100.00 4927 £100.00 17003 £100.00 5518 £100.00 13258 £100.00 13647 £100.00 9092 £100.00 9081 £100.00 1607 £100.00 3290

Island residents are being urged to make sure they're not missing out on government money to help with their energy bills. Time is running out on three energy support schemes which are set to close in the coming weeks. Are...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS.  Press List –...

Police have stepped up patrols of the Quarr area between Binstead and Fishbourne as a result of ongoing anti-social behaviour, ranging from graffiti to unauthorised encampments. It's been reported that incidents of an anti-social nature have been occurring in the...