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Havenstreet A, the sole non Ryde team in Division 1 this season, showed they will be hard to beat as they won easily against Ryde Goshawks, taking the match 9-1.  Roger Hookey was player of the match and unbeaten, with ...

A suspected drugs overdose in a public toilet, saw Police, Fire and Paramedics respond to Lake yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). At around 14:00, a member of the public discovered a man in need of medical attention within a toilet cubicle on ...

Isle of Wight community groups, charities, sports teams, arts organisations and local initiatives are reminded that there’s still time to apply for cross-Solent travel support through the Wightlink in the Community Sponsorship Scheme. The scheme reflects Wightlink’s ongoing commitment to ...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with forecasters predicting heavy rain and the risk of damaging winds tonight (Wednesday) into Thursday morning. IW Met Service has issued the alert advising that a small but ...

A year after the launch of the Bay Area Place Plan, the partnership between Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, and the Isle of Wight Council is providing an update on its activities at its second AGM meeting tonight (Wednesday), at the Seventh ...

A rejected plan for nine houses on vacant land behind a pub is going to appeal after the Isle of Wight Council said it would lead to a ‘cramped form of development’. The applicant’s agent CPC Planning Consultants flagged ‘social ...

Cowes Sports fell behind early to Hythe & Dibden last night (Tuesday), while East Cowes Vics’ 2-1 lead was wiped out after a serious injury forced abandonment. YACHTSMEN FALL TO HYTHE & DIBDEN AFTER EARLY ERRORS The Yachtsmen suffered a ...

A £500,000 funding initiative has been launched by Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones to help reduce death and serious injuries on our roads. The Police Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund is focused on road safety which is one of her ...

Wightlink has been forced to cancel 6 of its car ferry sailings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Wednesday). The cross-Solent ferry operator says that unexpected crew sickness has led to the decision to cancel 3 sailings from Fishbourne, and ...

A new public meeting space, seating area and landscaped gardens will upgrade East Cowes Esplanade. County Hall has granted planning permission for a regeneration proposal at Albany Green in East Cowes which the council’s decision report said will significantly enhance ...