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Organisers of the Isle of Wight Ploughing Match have thanked everyone who supported this year's event following a successful day in the fields at Godshill on Saturday (19th September). The annual match, which has been an Island tradition since the ...

BREAKING: 3 people have been arrested by Armed Police after a man was reportedly seen with a machete in Ryde.

Residents are invited to come together for coffee, cake and community spirit as the Utilita Energy Hub Newport hosts a special Macmillan Coffee Morning on Wednesday (23rd September).

Members came together on Saturday 12th September to decide the winners and runners-up across 10 men's and ladies' competitions.

The highways service provider previously warned the interests of road safety are ‘compromised’ in response to Mrs and Mr Willis’s custom-build proposal for a bungalow and two chalet-style houses at Ladyacre Farm in Niton. 

BREAKING: A manhunt ended with a 26-year-old man being arrested in Ventnor last night (Sunday), in connection with the theft of around £500 worth of fragrances from a chemist in Ryde.

BREAKING: A car has left the road and come to rest deep in the ditches on the main Sandown to Bembridge road this morning (Monday).

A new Island-built app is aiming to make it easier for residents and visitors to discover what is happening across the Isle of Wight, bringing events of all shapes and sizes together in one place.

The choir is raising money to help establish further dementia-friendly choirs elsewhere on the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight’s voice can be strengthened by building closer relationships with neighbouring authorities across the Solent, according to the chairman of the Isle of Wight Council.