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Police have rushed to a single vehicle collision which has seen a Peugeot collide with a shopfront in Newport this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred on Upper St James' Street and has seen a 25-plate Peugeot crash into a ...

Yarmouth RNLI's senior station technician Richard Pimm and lifeboat press officer Hebe Gregory won’t be forgetting their wedding anniversary any time soon, as they tied the knot on 1st July – with the date representing the numbers on the side ...

The Isle of Wight Bonsai Society is set to host its annual show at Forest View Nursery later this month (26th-27th July), offering a weekend of miniature tree displays, demonstrations, and advice for enthusiasts of all levels. Members of the ...

The Isle of Wight College recently welcomed over 200 primary school pupils from across the Isle of Wight for a series of inspiring taster days aimed at broadening horizons, raising aspirations and supporting children as they prepare to move into ...

Police have issued an image of woman they would like to speak to following 2 shoplifting incidents at Ryde's Tesco Extra. At about 20:00 on Monday 14th July, a woman entered the Tesco store on Brading Road and stole 2 ...

Following the success of this year’s Isle of Wight Mardi Gras, New Carnival CIC has announced it has secured £19,514 from The National Lottery Community Fund to launch a new project - Carnival Island Connections. Thanks to the funding, New ...

Wight Tri members Steve Snary, Laura Curwood and Nick Curwood have completed 2 separate triathlon events with strong results and personal bests on show in both Swansea and Dorney Lake last weekend. Steve Snary took on the Swansea Half Ironman ...

Aspire Ryde has announced the return of its free ‘Summer Food & Fun’ sessions this August, offering activity days for children entitled to free school meals across Ryde, Lake and Shanklin. Running throughout the summer holidays, the sessions aim to ...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s annual Real Ale Train will be running up and down the heritage line tomorrow (Saturday).   There are 3 real ale bars at Wootton, Havenstreet and Ashey stations open from 16:00, with steam trains running ...

Retiring Isle of Wight hoteliers have been given permission to turn their Shanklin hotel into a house. Mr and Mrs Webster, who have run the Edgecliffe Hotel for 25 years, have been granted planning permission to give their property a ...