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Sunday saw the first production by Trinity Youth Theatre since their return in January. With an audience of over 50, the clubroom downstairs was overflowing for the musical 'Robyn Hood', written by Luke Mulhern, Trinity Youth's Musical Director. Tracy and ...

The IW Steam Railway has launched an urgent £36,000 fundraising appeal to return its flagship steam locomotive Calbourne to service. ‘Calbourne’ was the first engine acquired by the embryonic Steam Railway in 1967 and the last surviving O2 Class locomotive. ...

One of the best things about living on the Isle of Wight is the amazing choice of entertainment options available to residents. Although checking out the island’s stunning coastline and awesome natural beauty is a popular activity, there are plenty ...

Women born in the 1950s should be entitled to compensation for the Department for Work and Pension's failures to notify them of State Pension age changes, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found. The 3.6m affected women received ...

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 4 grant is definitely very helpful for those homeowners who wish to increase energy efficiency and decrease heating prices. Nevertheless, grant approval necessitates that a certain set of conditions are met, and one has to ...

Hartford Care is inviting the local community to 2 events at its Highfield and Springfield Nursing Homes on the Isle of Wight in the coming weeks. To celebrate Easter, Highfield Nursing Home on Queens Road in Ryde has partnered with ...

Public toilets on East Cowes seafront, which are more than 60 years old and described as a ‘health hazard’, could soon be redeveloped. The current public toilets at the end of East Cowes Esplanade were installed in 1961 and are ...

A flock of sheep that have been playing with the traffic in Ryde this morning (Tuesday) have now taken up residency in an Appley garden. More than a dozen sheep and lambs are thought to have escaped from a field ...

Dinosaur Isle and the Isle of Wight Library Service are set to receive a share of £7.4million through the Government’s Cultural Investment Fund. The funding will support important upgrades to museums and public libraries such as vital repairs, renovations and ...

The Isle of Wight has the 11th highest rate of council tax out of all the councils in England, it has been revealed. From April, Islanders will fork out an average £2,029.27 to the Isle of Wight Council and its ...