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A £100,000 reward was offered in the search for Lucie Blackman on 1st September 2000 - 25 years ago today. The announcement marked a significant development in the campaign led by Lucie’s father, Tim Blackman, from Ryde. His 21-year-old daughter ...

Police are hunting a number of suspects after a 15-year-old boy was seemingly kidnapped at knifepoint on the streets of Ryde last week, being forced to get into a vehicle under duress. The teen has been left terrified to leave ...

An Isle of Wight town council has joined residents in opposing a controversial housing bid. Jack Reynold’s planning application for 6x 2-bedroom houses with car parking on land next to 20 and 27 Westwood Close in Cowes has been met ...

A new museum dedicated to Isle of Wight’s music history has opened in Newport, showcasing thousands of exhibits from local festivals, iconic artists and rising stars like Wet Leg and Coach Party. The Wight Music Experience is located above Triple ...

Despite torrential downpours, Ryde’s 2025 Illuminated Carnival went ahead as planned on Saturday night (31st August), bringing colour, lights and music to the town in a spectacular end to this year’s carnival season on the Isle of Wight. The procession ...

Nearly 90 tennis players competed in the 2025 West Wight Tennis Tournament, raising money for Isle of Wight charities. Mountbatten Isle of Wight and SWAY (South Wight Area Youth) were the grateful recipients of the funds, following the event which ...

The 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo was marked on Saturday (30th August) with the unveiling of a cairn at Newport Quay, honouring 18 Isle of Wight and Portsmouth men who risked their lives during the Dunkirk evacuation. In May 1940, ...

Northwood St Johns began their 2025/26 Harwoods Renault Isle of Wight Saturday League Division 1 season with a 0-2 win over Osborne Coburg at Victoria Recreation Ground in Newport on Saturday (31st August). The game kicked off in sunshine with ...

A man who was caught with cannabis after he asked Police officers if he could smoke, has been fined £80. Andrew Dilk, 70, of South Bank Road in East Cowes, admitted a single count of possession of cannabis when he ...

“We understand the community’s desire to see Belgrave Road reopened and share that goal,” the Isle of Wight Council has said, in response to a newly-launched petition. County Hall has issued a statement in light of an online appeal demanding ...