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Residents of Vecta House care home in Newport joined in the vibrant celebrations for Summerfield’s Primary School’s ‘50 Fest’, marking 50 years since the school first opened its doors. The special intergenerational event gave residents a chance to connect with ...

Fans of the cult Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted are in for a treat at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival this October. As well as having a key role in Father Ted, Lissa Evans also produced/directed Have I Got ...

The National Trust has confirmed that it is looking to cut a number of jobs across the Isle of Wight as it tries to save £26million nationally in the face of rising costs. The conservation charity says it is proposing ...

The West Wight Sports Centre played host to the Island’s fifth annual PEACH Games earlier this month (Friday 3rd July). The event saw 320 primary school children and 80 sports leaders from secondary schools across the Island, take part. The ...

Ryde Beach Lifeguards completed their annual cross-Solent swim on Saturday (12th July) - swimming from Gosport to Ryde to raise vital funds for the Beach Lifeguards in Ryde and Sandown. The challenging swim began at 11:30 from Gosport with 10 ...

A developer’s bid to build 21 houses on land at ‘medium risk’ of flooding off the main road through Binstead has been turned down by planners. County Hall refused Indigo Blew’s outline application for 8x 2-bedroom houses, 9x 3-bedroom houses ...

Swimmer George Hayward has taken the Isle of Wight's second medal at the Orkney 2025 Island Games - Silver in the 50m Backstroke. George completed the race in 25.63, 1.2seconds behind Isle of Man gold medallist Harry Robinson (24.43) but ...

There is disruption to Island Line train services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin today (Tuesday) due to staff shortages. have been cancelled today (Tuesday) after a member of train crew became unavailable, with disruption expected until 14:00. Passengers are ...

‘Protecting the identity’ of the Isle of Wight’s ‘historic high streets’ is the goal of new guidance, taken forward by councillors. The economy, regeneration, transport and infrastructure committee (ERTIC) agreed to publish the revised Commercial Frontages Design Guide for public ...

The Isle of Wight Council, Trading Standards Service and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are warning Island consumers and businesses of rogue traders cold-calling claiming to be working with the Council/Island Roads. The rogue traders are visiting addresses and ...