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Cowes Library is set to undergo major renovations later this month (starting 24th March). The project follows a successful application to Arts Council England’s Libraries Improvement Fund and aims to make the library more accessible and user-friendly for all members ...

Daylight has revealed the full extent of a major rock collapse that sent tonnes of earth crashing onto Ventnor’s Belgrave Road last night (Friday). Residents were first alerted to collapse of Windy Corner - as it is known locally - ...

The male driver of a Vauxhall Zafira is being checked over by paramedics following a car crash on Racecourse Roundabout this morning (Saturday). Emergency services were called to the busy section of road between Ryde and Newport at around 08:15, ...

A permanent Memorial Cairn remembering the Isle of Wight heroes who risked it all in World War II has been granted planning permission. In May 1940, as the world stood on the brink of defeat, 6 humble Island motor barges ...

An enforcement case has opened in response to a developer’s alleged breach of planning controls in Freshwater, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed. After Journey Estates Ltd brought machinery into Freshwater’s Birch Close last month, County Hall said it ...

In the Wessex Premier, 9th-placed Cowes Sports face 11th-placed Bournemouth (Poppies) at the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park). A win would see the Yachtsmen rise to the top half of the Wessex Premier table, which would be a remarkable achievement ...

A large and precarious rockface finally gave way in dramatic style in Ventnor last night (Friday), resulting in the closure of roads and footways. Belgrave Road is again in the spotlight following a rockfall in the centre of the Victorian ...

Dominic Marsh from the Panther Kickboxing Club has taken bronze at the WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organisations) World Cup in Italy. The Isle of Wight kickboxer - who has recently come back from injury - had to lose 8 ...

Samuel Huckle, a paedophile who was found to be in possession of more than 1,000 indecent images of children, some as young as 3-months-old, will not have his sentence passed to the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General's Office has ...

A spending package worth £600,000 will be spent on ‘essential works’ on the landslip-hit Leeson Road as part of the Isle of Wight Council’s approved 2025/26 budget. Funding will be targeted at 5 areas: data collection and evaluation, ground movement ...