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The Isle of Wight Table Tennis Association Winter League has begun with strong participation across all 3 divisions, including several new clubs and teams joining the Isle of Wight’s expanding table tennis scene. The new season has started with 26 ...

The third edition of the Solent Super Series got underway this past weekend with racing off the coast of Cowes, where 9 teams competed in the opening round of the 4-part event. Now in its third year, the short-handed yacht ...

Fidelma Washington has been announced as the new Principal and Chief Executive Officer of the Isle of Wight College. Fidelma, currently the Deputy Principal and Deputy CEO, will succeed the current Principal, Ros Parker. The appointment follows a rigorous selection ...

"Mental health failed Daniel" – those were the words of a grieving mother as the Coroner finally concluded an inquest into the death of her son, more than 6 years after his body was discovered in woodland at Shanklin. Senior ...

A retired Isle of Wight teacher is preparing to take on one of Britain’s toughest mountain challenges this October half-term to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. David Moorse, who is in his mid-sixties, will attempt the gruelling Cuillin Round ...

Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is partnering with fire stations across the Isle of Wight to teach over 900 students how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator as part of Restart a Heart Day 2025 today (Thursday). The training ...

A new steering group will be formed to refine bids for the Ventnor Winter Gardens, an Isle of Wight public meeting heard earlier this week. Ventnor and St Lawrence’s Conservative county councillor Ed Blake told attendees at Salisbury Gardens a ...

The NHS has said it will object to a proposed 38-house estate on the edge of Rookley unless the developer agrees to pay £58,771 towards increasing primary care infrastructure. A letter from NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight to County ...

2 rare discoveries have been officially declared treasure following an inquest hearing at the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court. The important finds on the Isle of Wight - 1 Saxon and the other Bronze Age - are helping to tell ...

Life on the Isle of Wight is not only surf and sand. When sea breezes cool and the tide of tourists ebbs, locals lean into a slower rhythm that feels rooted and real. Evenings drift into friendly chats, weekends revolve ...