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Local swimming star Zac Lacey has won the 200m Butterfly title at the British Down Syndrome Swimming Championships for the 3rd year in a row. Having retained his World Championship title earlier this year in Turkey, last weekend Zac travelled ...

A culvert in Shanklin that collapsed more than 2 months ago is to be fixed over the coming weeks to help prevent flooding. The Isle of Wight Council has said the repair is necessary to prevent a repeat of the ...

The Cowes Floating Bridge is to be suspended this Wednesday (20th November) so that engineers can replace several key components. Between 09:00 and 18:00 a launch service will be in place for both pedestrians and cyclists. During the suspension period, ...

Richard Dixcey, owner of Dixcey Landscapes, kindly donated his time and materials for free to make a garden for the Nurture Provision at The Bay CE School.  The Nurture Provision is accessed by some of The Bay CE School’s pupils. ...

Police are appealing for information after a wooden gate was stolen from a driveway in a rural Island hamlet over the weekend. It was reported to Police that the gate - located at the bottom of a driveway on Forest ...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club hosted the IWRF Indoor Championships last Sunday with over 40 athletes from the 3 Island clubs taking part. The competition saw both Junior and adult rowers competing over either a timed race or the standard race ...

Isle of Wight Cowes Man v Fat beat Odiham Man v Fat on the road in Southern League Division 3. The game started very end to end but after 10 minutes, the play is started to favour Cowes, who repeatedly ...

A brand new information and support service has been launched by Ryde Town Council. Here to Help is to be based at Ryde Library and will offer support, reassurance and a helping hand to local residents all in one place. ...

141 excited children visited Santa and his elf in the Salvation Army grotto on Newport’s Day of Christmas. Saturday certainly was a day of free festive cheer thanks to all manner of Army volunteers. Time well spent as children talked ...

Vectis Youth Rugby Club and Ryde's Denbigh House Dental Practice teamed up to protect the teeth of local rugby players. Dorana Stone and Johanna Thompson - a duo representing Denbigh House Dental Practice - recently volunteered their time and skills ...