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With the Isle of Wight Festival now behind us and a Summer full of events still ahead, a timely road safety campaign is reminding revellers that the party’s consequences can linger long after the music stops. In a joint effort ...

Last Weekend marked a special milestone at Freshwater Bay Golf Club as nearly 30 young golfers took part in the very first competition for the club's newly launched Junior Academy. Held on a sunny Saturday afternoon (21st June), the juniors ...

A West Wight visual and sound artist is hosting a new event in a picturesque country church. Nathan Holt from Freshwater is utilising All Saints’ Church in Calbourne to stage a public immersive sound installation called 'Translating Frequencies:639'. The installation will take place ...

A group of talented Year 13 Fashion and Textiles students showcased their final designs at a sold-out runway event hosted by Independent Arts earlier this month, drawing inspiration from insects and bioluminescence. The students, from The Island VI Form, presented ...

Cowes Fringe has donated £5,000 to Mountbatten Isle of Wight, raised through this year’s festival and a special fundraising gala held at Commodore’s House last month. The evening, on Saturday 25th May, featured a standout performance of Sinatra Raw. The ...

A Newport man who admitted numerous theft offences from a host of local businesses has been handed a year-long community order. Thomas Mason, 29, of Staplers Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court having previously admitted 8 counts ...

The accessible sailing and boating charity Cowes Sailability Club has taken delivery of a new safety boat, purchased following a successful fundraising appeal. The vessel will help to ensure the safety of disabled people and volunteers when they are taking ...

There is just a single public house in Brighstone today, but historically, 4 pubs and nightclubs have existed in and around the village. The Five Bells Inn: The Five Bells inn was a thatched pub in the rural village that ...

40-year-old Jordan Thomas, who harassed his ex-partner - sometimes calling her 30 times a day - has been handed a 5-year restraining order. Thomas, of Albert Way in East Cowes, admitted harassment without violence when he appeared at the Isle ...

Queen Elizabeth II - in her position of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom - reviewed 167 ships of the Royal and Merchant Navies, and those of over 30 other nations, off Ryde on 28th June 2005. Around 40,000 ...