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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has celebrated 50 years of its much-loved Steam Fair, with bumper crowds enjoying the milestone event over the Bank Holiday weekend. Across 4 days, Havenstreet was filled with the sights and sounds of steam ...

The Isle of Wight’s first-ever padel tournament has been hailed a huge success after an action-packed day at Ryde Lawn Tennis Club on Sunday (25th August). The landmark event showcased the club’s brand-new padel courts—officially opened in July—with 24 pairs ...

Jamie Hindson has continued his pledge of monthly giving with a £100 donation in August to Men Only IW in Ryde. The 34-year-old met with Jaime and Karl Hart at the charity’s High Street centre, where he was introduced to ...

The quick actions of a member of staff at a support living home in Ryde have been praised by the fire service, after a small kitchen fire broke out this lunchtime (Wednesday). It was just before 12:20 that Hampshire & ...

Three Wight Tri athletes have conquered the Copenhagen Ironman, achieving personal bests and a first-time finish. Daniel Morgan, Craig Wilson and Kelly Moorman took on the gruelling triathlon event in Denmark on Friday (16th August), which featured a 2.4-mile swim, ...

Residents at Orchard House Care Home in Newport recently marked National Relaxation Day with a truly memorable afternoon of calm, connection, and wellbeing. The celebrations began with a classic favourite, fish and chips for lunch, before residents gathered for a ...

Hot on the heels of East Cowes’ first carnival for 30 years and the annual Bank Holiday parade in St Helen’s, this week sees 3 big carnivals to round off the Isle of Wight's 2025 season. First, it's Sandown Illuminated ...

Police are continuing their investigations into the sudden death of a 23-year-old woman in Cowes last week, which is being treated as unexplained. It was during the early hours of last Wednesday (20th August) that emergency services were called to ...

Cowes Sports snatched a dramatic late win over East Cowes Vics in last night's (Tuesday’s) El Clasicowes derby - a Wessex League Cup first round tie at Beatrice Avenue, watched by a crowd of 487. Vics were forced to contend ...

Ventnor battled hard but were beaten by the Hurricanes under the Friday night lights at Watcombe Bottom. With new coach Damo at the helm and fresh faces added to the squad, Ventnor built on last week’s promising run-out at Romsey ...