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Isle of Wight rock band Five Degrees North have announced their latest single ahead of a headline show in Newport and an appearance on the Isle of Wight Festival main stage later this month. 'Julie Anne' will be released tomorrow ...

Councillors have decided to press ahead with the sale of the former Sandham Middle School site to a developer, though final terms are still to be approved. Last Thursday, the policy, finance and resources committee opted to accept a sale ...

Motorists are being warned to expect yet further significant disruption as Horsebridge Hill will be completely closed in both directions on 2 separate weekends in June and July. The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed that the full closure is ...

Islander Max Fallone will take on the challenge of a 24-hour indoor row in August, all in aid of Mountbatten Hospice. He has already raised almost £700 of his £1,000 target. The row will take place at Marine Fit on ...

Isle of Wight and Regional Final winners, Spin-itch, from Christ The King College, recently competed in the National Final of the Young Enterprise Company Programme 2025. Whilst not walking away with the top award at the nationals, the team from ...

Ad Lib Theatre are back at Northwood House and are heading for the streets of Rome with one of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays - Julius Caesar - from 12th-15th June. From the team that brought you superb sell-out Shakespeare shows like ...

Celebrate 80 is coming to Newport with a parade through town with marching bands, jeeps and veterans on Saturday (14th June). The free event, organised by Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council, will be celebrating 80 years since the end of ...

CycleWight - the advocacy group for cycling on the Isle of Wight - is holding a commuter challenge on Wednesday (11th June), starting at 08:00 outside County Hall in Newport. To draw attention to a solution to the present traffic ...

A 14-home development set to be built off a main road in Cowes has moved one step closer, subject to permission for a landscaping plan being approved. Oceanview Developments Ltd is seeking planning consent for a series of reserved matters ...

Over 1,700 people have already signed a petition asking health bosses to urgently reconsider a decision to cut £1.4million from the Mountbatten Isle of Wight hospice charity’s budget in 2026/7. Hampshire-based financial decision-makers will also cut £600,000 from Mountbatten Isle ...