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Young dance stars recently took to the stage for the 1st time as Róisín Mullins Dance Academy gave a festive performance of Riverdance style Irish Dancing in Brading. The CLRG registered Irish Dance Academy - which recently offered 3 weeks ...

Ryde-based charity Aspire is once again busy supporting the local community in the run-up to Christmas. Their ‘Food and Fun’ project, supported by the Isle of Wight Council through the Holiday, Activities and Food Programme, will see around 360 meals ...

To ensure a safe and healthy festive season, St John Ambulance is sharing a sack full of first aid advice to prevent accidents spoiling the celebrations.  The national health response and first aid charity is also urging everyone to ‘slow ...

A drink and drug driver from Cowes, who crashed his partner's Mazda so hard the engine was ripped from the chassis, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. 38-year-old Lee Williams, of Rew Street in Cowes, appeared before Magistrates for ...

A dog agility area, cycle skills park and public toilets are all part of exciting new plans for Totland Recreation Ground. Totland Parish Council is investing in the Recreation Ground next to the Totland Bay Bowling Club, on Bowling Green ...

Islanders are being urged to use NHS 111 online for all non-emergency healthcare needs as strike action gets underway, with further action expected in the New Year. Junior doctors are now on strike until 07:00 on Saturday (23rd). As a ...

A 5% council tax increase could be on the cards for Island residents as the Isle of Wight Council looks at a £12million gap in its finances, with indications that leisure centres and home-to-school transport could face cuts come April. ...

A 60-year-old man has sadly died in hospital after an explosion and fire ripped through his Brading home at the start of the month. It was at around 02:40 in the morning on 1st December that residents on New Road ...

Local business Faz's Diecast has donated over 1,000 Hot Wheels cars to children's charities and hospitals across the United Kingdom. Based on Dodnor Lane in Newport, the business has donated its entire wall of toy cars, encouraging its customers to ...

Public toilets at the newly refurbished Esplanade train station in Ryde are yet to open - and may stay closed for some time - as a row has broken out about who will look after them. Residents in Ryde will no doubt ...