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A serious assault - thought to involve a metal pole - has led to a residential street being cordoned off by Police in Shanklin tonight (Thursday). Police are currently in attendance on Green Lane, where a small section of the ...

Southern Water says that it aims for water supplies to be restored to 10,000 properties overnight - but that emergency bottled water stations will reopen in the morning as a precaution. Almost 12 hours have now passed since supplies were ...

More than 400 people gathered to celebrate the Island's incredible sporting talent - from a 13-year-old archery protégé to a woman who has dedicated more than 45 years to equestrian sport - at the 50th Isle of Wight Sports Awards ...

A Mountbatten nurse providing end-of-life care was slapped with a parking ticket by a pair of traffic wardens patrolling the sleepy residential estate of Binstead - but the Council says the rules are the rules. A pair of Civil Enforcement ...

A new Weeping Beech tree has today (Thursday) been planted in Newport’s Church Litten Park. The new Weeping Beech is approximately 4m in height with a trunk girth of approximately 21cm and will be protected with a sturdy tree enclosure ...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Mountbatten Hampshire celebrated a double win at the prestigious Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 held at the indigo at the O2 in London. The charity’s powerful film, Without Mountbatten, was awarded a Bronze Judges’ Award ...

Parents and parents-to-be on the Isle of Wight can now access expert parenting support anytime, anywhere with the launch of free premium access to the Anya App. Isle Of Wight Council's Family Hubs and Start for Life Infant Feeding Programme ...

A 100m exclusion zone has been put in place around a piece of suspected explosive ordnance that has been discovered in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday). The item was located on the beach, near to the lifeboat station pier, at around ...

TV and radio presenter Jamie Laing is to host this year's Isle of Wight Chamber Business Awards, it has been announced. The annual awards ceremony is the most important night in the Island’s business calendar and is presented with WRS ...

Kev Chant broke his own course record to take the overall win in the local 'Misery on the Milly' open 35km time trial in 47 minutes 21 seconds, averaging over 28mph. James Veal took 3rd overall and was also the ...