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Cowes Sports Reserves beat Shanklin 5-3 in an entertaining Harwoods-Vauxhall Isle of Wight Saturday League opener at Westwood Park on Friday evening. It took just 8 minutes for the home side to take the lead, with debutant Luke Smallwood finishing ...

The Isle of Wight Council is setting its sights on supporting local communities through the Household Support Fund.  Community organisations, voluntary groups, charities, educational institutions, and local councils across the Isle of Wight can apply throughout September for funding through ...

Warrior Festival is set to return next month, bringing explosive live music, immersive entertainment and community spirit back to the scenic grounds of Robin Hill next month.  Now in its latest edition, the not-for-profit festival continues to support The Wight ...

A helicopter has reportedly crashed on the outskirts of Shanklin this morning (Bank Holiday Monday), prompting a major emergency service response. A plethora of emergency crews are responding to the incident in the vicinity of Shanklin Road between Shanklin and ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent after he allegedly punched another man in Sandown yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Shortly before 14:00, it was reported that a man in his 40s was punched by another man on ...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire Authority is to scrutinise the outcome of a consultation on proposed changes to how the fire and rescue service operates on the Isle of Wight at its next meeting this coming Friday (29th August).   ...

Ofqual statistics have revealed GCSE results on the Isle of Wight are some of the worst in the country. In 2024, 59.5% of the 10,830 students who sat their GCSEs received a 4 (C) or above. However, this year, the ...

A Newport man who was caught drug driving in a car he had d borrowed so he could run some errands, has been banned from the roads for 3 years. Thomas Mason, 29, of Staplers Road in Newport, admitted drug ...

A spine-tingling mix of fine dining and live theatre is returning to East Cowes this October as Albert Cottage Hotel hosts its hugely popular Halloween Murder Mystery nights, ‘A Recipe for Murder’, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. The ...

Firefighters from stations across the Isle of Wight are tackling a major blaze on a residential road in Cowes this afternoon (Sunday). It was at around 15:45 that 999 calls were first made to fire control to report a fire ...