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3 ‘affordable’ new flats could be created on the first floor of the former Sweet Charlies dessert shop in Newport. Mr K. Hang has applied for planning permission to construct a trio of self-contained homes at 21-22 High Street, a ...

A traditional hedgelaying competition is set to return to the Isle of Wight this year, thanks to the assistance of local rural charity, Wight Nature Fund. It has been confirmed that the Isle of Wight Hedgelaying Competition will take place ...

Brandon Robinson-Thompson has taken a 2-shot lead at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters - part of the DP World Tour. The Isle of Wight golfer escaped from the chasing back with an eagle on the 16th hole. His round - ...

The Isle of Wight branch of Reform UK has strongly condemned the cancellation of May's local elections on the Island - and has called for the Island's MPs to resign from their roles on the local authority. Sarah Morris, Branch ...

14th-placed Cowes Sports take on 3rd-placed AFC Stoneham at the Zilch Waste Stadium (Westwood Park) in the Wessex Premier this afternoon (Saturday). Stoneham are a very strong side, who have lost only 1 league game in the season to date ...

Isle of Wight paedophile Samuel Huckle, who downloaded and distributed indecent images of children as young as 3 months old because he was 'bored' during lockdown, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. The 20-year-old, of St Faiths Road in ...

The Isle of Wight community rallied together by holding a mass mufti day today (Friday) to raise money for 17-year-old Arlo Lambie, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Arlo, from Cowes, was diagnosed with the grade 4 ...

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee of MPs visited the Isle of Wight yesterday (Thursday) as part of its ongoing investigation into social care. The cross-party group of MPs, chaired by Liberal Democrat Layla Moran MP, ...

The Isle of Wight's Brandon Robinson-Thompson ended Day 1 of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in joint top position yesterday (Thursday). The golf professional shot 66 in windy conditions at the Doha Golf Club to tie with Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen ...

More patients than ever in the South East - including here on the Isle of Wight - are reaping the benefits of virtual wards and Hospital at Home innovations, new data has revealed. Analysis by NHS England South East shows ...