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Freshwater Bay Ladies Golf Club welcomed players for its annual Ladies Open, with glorious weather providing the perfect backdrop despite challenging course conditions caused by the recent dry spell.

Families are being invited to step back in time as a free Viking festival returns to Arreton Barns next month, promising 2 days of live combat, hands-on activities and historical entertainment - all while raising money for Wight Brainy Bunch. ...

BREAKING: Thankfully, despite the tinder-dry conditions, firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the campfire before it spread throughout the woodland.

The Isle of Wight's newest independent funeral director has introduced a new range of contemporary biodegradable coffins.

More than 2,000 people on the Isle of Wight helped shape the future of the NHS over 12 months.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Sandown last night (Saturday) as the town's annual carnival was hailed as one of its best attended main parades in recent years.

A new banking hub providing ‘essential’ and ‘in-person’ services will open in the Isle of Wight’s largest town next month.

BREAKING: The specialised ocean rowing boat has since run aground at Brook.

A chance photograph taken at The Needles helped launch a business that grew into one of Britain's largest postcard and greetings card manufacturers.

People often feel a special warmth when they think back to the simple games of earlier decades. Before screens took over our free time, afternoons were often shaped by mechanical games that needed a coin and a bit of attention. ...