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This Father’s Day, Islander Jack Holmes will take on the Arla Great North Swim in memory of his late father - all whilst raising money for Mountbatten Isle of Wight. Jack, an osteopath, will swim across Lake Windermere in the ...

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley celebrated local hospitality week after being named a ‘business champion’ by the Labour Party for the hospitality sector. Richard proudly marked Local Hospitality Week (5th-11th May) by highlighting some of his favourite hospitality ...

Last week, huge crowds gathered in London to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and amongst those participating in the day’s events was Sue Harrison, a paramedic from Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. Sue , Specialist Paramedic and Trainee ...

Thousands gathered at Newport Quay on Saturday (10th May) for Riverfest 2025 - a vibrant, free celebration of the Isle of Wight’s river heritage and community spirit. The annual event remained completely free to attend, a point of pride for ...

A team of 4 Ryde Harriers travelled to Hampshire on Saturday (11th May) to take part in the Alton 10 Mile Road Race, with standout performances from Chris Newnham and Gary Marshall on a challenging, hilly course. In sunny but ...

A group of dedicated gymnasts from the Isle of Wight are celebrating recent competition success after making the move to Portsmouth Gymnastics Club (PGC) last year, following the decision by their previous club to step away from competitive gymnastics. Now ...

To mark the first anniversary of the sad death of well-known Isle of Wight cricketer Ian Heal, at the age of just 50, his club Carisbrooke High School Old Boys are staging a charity cricket tournament later this month. During ...

Platform One students have successfully raised in excess of £4,000 for Wessex Cancer Support during the recent Arts Aid 2025 event. Held at GG's Restaurant and Bar on 9th May, the event dazzled guests with an evening of live student ...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is now welcoming applications for this year’s Powering Communities to Net Zero fund. The fund will award £3million in shareholder-funded grants by 2028. It has 2 categories: Physical and environmental resilience – to help ...

Newport’s Long Lane is blocked this morning (Wednesday) as a result of a 2-car crash - the second this week. Police and paramedics were first called to the scene at around 11:00 following reports of a collision on one of ...