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A long-vacant shop in Ryde town centre could soon be brought back into use as a modern convenience store, selling alcohol from 06:00 to 01:00 daily. Jonathan Prathab Antony Pathinathan Croos has applied for a premises licence for an off-licence ...

First attempts to restore water levels at Big Mead Pond have been successful but organisers have warned that the fight is not over. 

Sandown's bid to become the UK's first Town of Culture has gathered fresh momentum in the lead up to this weekend's Main Carnival.

A Freshwater food business voluntarily closed during a food hygiene inspection after officers found high-risk foods being stored at unsafe temperatures.

Toni - who is nearly 90 years old - is set to take on the daredevil feat next month. Good luck!

A team of 30 people from the Isle of Wight will take on a gruelling 15km Tough Mudder challenge this September to raise funds for Mountbatten while continuing their campaign for Zoe's Law.

Lucy Burke has been crowned Ladies' Club Champion at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club after edging out Dawn Hodge by a single shot over 2 gruelling rounds played in scorching conditions.

As part of the Cowes Week 200 celebrations, Trinity Theatre is inviting the community to experience Britannia’s Wake, a moving short film that brings one of Cowes’ most iconic yachts back to life through storytelling, drama and local history.

Works to improve pedestrian safety on the A3056 at Hale Common have been completed ahead of schedule, with the road now fully reopened today (Wednesday) following several weeks of disruption.

Duncan Mills, the long-serving and highly respected Executive Headteacher of The Bay CE School and Niton Primary School, has announced he is leaving his role.