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Cancer patients from the Isle of Wight travelling to University Hospital Southampton (UHS) will lose access to the Daisy Bus transport service later this month following the withdrawal of external funding. The service, which connects the mainland ferry terminal to ...

Unlike the past 2 editions of the Rolex Fastnet Race the wind was less strong for the 9 race starts from Cowes on Saturday 26th July enabling the boats to get away without too much upset. First off were the ...

Following a tough Channel Race and 6 inshore races in the Solent, the teams in the 2025 edition of the Admiral's Cup joined 400+ other crews in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Starting from Cowes on Saturday 26th July, the 15 ...

Endurance athlete Matthew Dawson is preparing to take on a world-first solo challenge this Summer in a bold effort to raise funds for Access Sport, a national sport inclusion charity, of which he is a Trustee. On 23rd August, Matthew ...

Sailors battled the elements and partied in style as the Royal Solent hosted a record-breaking weekend. The 17th Taittinger RSYC Regatta lit up the Western Solent from 4th to 6th July, as nearly 200 boats descended on Yarmouth for a ...

A man in his 20s sustained minor injuries when his car smashed through a wall and into a ravine in Shanklin late last night (Thursday). Emergency services were called to Church Road, near Big Mead, at 23:24 after a BMW ...

A team of colleagues from Utilita's Southampton-based Headquarters travelled to the Isle of Wight to volunteer at The Pyle Street Pantry, building on the regular charity support delivered by Newport’s Energy Hub. Utilita, the UK’s leading Smart PAYG energy supplier, ...

A contentious bid to build a wooden boat store on the seafront in Seaview has been approved, despite resistance from a local parish council. County Hall has waved through Timothy Lyle’s planning application for a four metre by eight metre ...

Carisbrooke CE Primary School has been revealed as the top fundraiser and trophy winner of the Schools Walk, following Mountbatten Isle of Wight's Walk the Wight 2025. The children found out they had won in a special assembly and the ...

After weeks of warm weather, dry ground and the recent hosepipe ban, Green Party Councillor Claire Critchison is proposing to bar disposable barbeques on Isle of Wight Council land, parks and public areas, including beaches.  This week, the Isle of ...