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The Brighstone and District Horticultural Society Summer Show will be held on Saturday 20th July. The show will take place in and around the Wilberforce Hall and Scout Hut, Brighstone from 13:30 to 16:00. Entry is £2 for non-members, £1 ...

The sun shone through just in time for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the streets of Ryde last Saturday (6th July). Isle of Wight Mardi Gras has established itself as a highlight of the Island’s events calendar, ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has issued advice to beach hut owners across the Island on how to help prevent becoming a target to offenders. Beach huts have been part of the history of the British Seaside since Victorian ...

Police, paramedics and firefighters are responding to a road traffic collision between a motorcycle and van at Chessell this afternoon (Monday). The incident has occurred at the junction of Middle Road and Brook Road where a Ford Transit tipper has ...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Dorset at the weekend for the 8th round of the Hants & Dorset championship season. The club’s best results of the regatta came from Esme Walters who won her heat in only her 2nd ...

Shanklin & Sandown hosted their annual Ladies’ Open on Friday 28th June - and the Mixed Open 2 days later on Sunday 30th June. In the Ladies' Open, playing a Bowmaker competition, it was the team of Di Clark, Penny ...

Brading Community Choir performed at the open cafe at St Mary's Church, Brading on Saturday (6th July). Despite high winds and some showers, there was a very good turnout in the church hall, with a delicious array of cakes on ...

The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance has landed in Sandown this morning (Monday) to airlift a seriously unwell patient to a mainland hospital. The assistance of the out-of-region air ambulance - a temporary aircraft sporting an orange, white and green ...

Festival of Heroes heads to the County Showground in just under 2 weeks' time on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July. A whole host of heroes, princesses and characters from storybooks and TV will entertain families at the 2-day event ...

Isle of Wight discus thrower Nick Percy has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by taking silver at the British Athletics Championships at Manchester Arena. Nick threw a best of 61.26m, losing out by 42 cm to Lawrence Okoye. The ...