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The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce has announced that CEO Rob Johnson will be stepping down from his role later this year.

Newport Carnival will return this Saturday (1st August), bringing colour, music and entertainment to the streets of Newport.

A 63-year-old East Cowes man has pleaded guilty to drink driving, which resulted in a 2-vehicle crash, telling the court: "I'm an adult, I knew what I was doing". 

More than 100,000 seagrass seeds have been collected from underwater meadows in the Solent...

A roadworker's cry for help was followed by horror on a Niton hillside when he was crushed beneath an 8-ton steam roller on 30th July 1926 - 100 years ago today.

A quiet Tuesday evening in Newport tells its own story. The shops have shut, the ferry timetables have settled into their off-peak rhythm, and across countless island living rooms the kettle goes on while somebody weighs up how to fill ...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

The 28-year-old former addict was found in possession of ketamine, cocaine and MDMA.

A beloved shop assistant who started as a Saturday girl aged just 15 has retired after an incredible 56 years at Pan Stores.

Repairs have been completed just in time for the start of the school summer holidays.