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Islanders should prepare for 2 spells of severe weather over the next 48 hours, the first of which is set to hit the Isle of Wight this evening (Monday). Forecasters at IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning ...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat responded to a pre-dawn emergency this morning (Monday) when it joined in an urgent search for someone reported to have disappeared off Southampton’s Itchen Bridge. Having launched at 05:25, the lifeboat proceeded to relieve Calshot RNLI and ...

Red Squirrel Property Shop has been shortlisted for 4 awards in this year's The Negotiator Awards - the industry's leading awards ceremony. The Newport-based firm has been nominated for Estate Agency of the Year, Community Champion of the Year, Lettings ...

A Ryde woman has been punished with only a conditional discharge, despite admitting to failing to comply with a community protection notice no less than 3 times. Amber Banham-Gage, 22, of George Street, appeared before Magistrates earlier this week (Tuesday) ...

The Isle of Wight’s Cabinet will consider its Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme later this week amid 'very significant' financial challenges. Councillor Phil Jordan and his 7 appointed representatives will look at whether to adopt a 2025/26 CTS plan proposed ...

The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ryde has responded to an Ofsted letter which noted 'more work is necessary' for her school to receive a good rating. Maggie Sanderson has said the school was pleased the letter ...

A Ryde man who walked into a supermarket before leaving with 4 bottles of champagne he didn't pay for has been ordered to pay compensation of £172 to the Co-op. Stephen Durkin, 43, of Union Street in Ryde, admitted theft ...

Whippingham's The Folly Inn recently celebrated the success of the summer season with a ‘resident’s party’, cementing the pub as the community’s cornerstone for locals to enjoy.  Falling in love with the island’s charm and its residents, Victoria, who started ...

Islander, dyslexia assessor and social media star, Jo Rees, is the brains behind the exciting new event taking place later this year. The Isle of Wight's first-ever Dyslexia and Dyscalculia conference, which is being held at Lakeside Hotel on 13th ...

The next production at the Apollo Theatre, Newport will be what the playwright has described as ‘a comedy in thick fog’. Sometimes described as ‘The Office meets Lord of the Flies meets Miranda’, ‘Sheila’s Island’, by Tim Firth, was written ...