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Wessex League East Cowes Victoria comfortably beat Island League Bembridge at Beatrice Avenue on Tuesday evening to reach the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup semi finals for the 1st time in 3 seasons. Last season, the Victorians were vanquished ...

South Western Railway (SWR) - whose subsidiary Island Line operates train services here on the Island - is set to return to public ownership next year, the government has announced. The move comes just days after one of the Government’s ...

Joe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, recently launched a survey of small businesses ahead of Small Business Saturday on the 7th of December. The survey is being circulated directly to hundreds of businesses in the East ...

New playground equipment in Big Mead park, a sea wall restoration and a redecorated Shanklin Cliff Lift are just some of the ideas being mooted as part of an Isle of Wight regeneration plan. A host of Shanklin works included ...

Southern Water has confirmed that wet weather has delayed major works to repair a sewer pipe that runs between Ryde and Sandown. The utility company says it has been tackling a burst rising main on Appley Road which is affecting ...

The Isle of Wight is a picturesque island off the south coast of England. It is famous for its breathtaking coastlines and historic sites, and it has recently taken decisive steps to enforce strict building rules. The island's focus in ...

The online casino industry has skyrocketed by leaps and bounds since it began. Previously offering the most basic slot games with simple interfaces, today, online casinos have grown enough for all players to expect not just very realistic gameplay and ...

A Ryde man who breached a suspended sentence order after being found in possession of cannabis, has been spared jail. Elliot Dwyer, 24, of St John's Hill in Ryde, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B (cannabis) when he ...

Isle of Wight NHS Trust hosted a heartwarming and inspirational evening to honour the dedicated staff and volunteers who embody the organisation’s values on Friday 22nd November. The annual IOW NHS Trust CARE (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Everyone Counts) Awards celebrated ...

The scrambling of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter to the skies above Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday) was to help find a suspect ‘wanted’ by Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary requested the assistance of the Bournemouth-based chopper ...