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East Cowes Victoria have joined local rivals Cowes Sports in the Wessex Premier League after defeating Frimley Green on penalties in the Wessex Division 1 playoffs final. Vics had previously never achieved promotion in their entire history as a Wessex ...

Newport's Visual Impact is celebrating a milestone birthday as it was 40 years ago today - on 4th May 1985 - that the clothing store first opened its doors on Watchbell Lane. The iconic fashion clothing store was the brainchild ...

Bembridge RNLI was tasked to assist in the search for a windsurfer reported to be in difficulty near Selsey Bill last night (Saturday). At 20:12, HM Coastguard was made aware of reports of a windsurfer who was potentially in trouble ...

A Ryde man who drove his partner’s brand new Volvo while nearly 3x over the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from the road for more than 2 years. 45-year-old Barnaby Money, of East Hill Road, appeared before Magistrates in ...

Music legend Sting, famed for his work with The Police and an award-winning solo career, will headline the Isle of Wight Festival next month. Sting, real name Gordon Sumner, was born in Newcastle back in 1951. His nickname came from ...

Backlash from the public and officials over plans to make the main Newport-Cowes road one-way for 2 months has led to a significant change to the traffic management plan, ahead of works getting underway on 12th May. It was on ...

A woman who suffered a back injury whilst on board a yacht and, as a result, was struggling to breathe, was aided by Cowes RNLI, local Coastguards and the ambulance service this morning (Saturday). It was just before 07:20 that ...

A brand new 6-mile walking trail celebrating Charles Dickens’ connection to the Isle of Wight has been officially launched, with 24 of the author’s descendants walking the route and unveiling a blue plaque at The Royal Hotel in Ventnor. The ...

A new 1-bedroom flat will be installed in the heart of an Isle of Wight coastal town. Council officers accepted Mr M. Pennells’s application for a change of use of part of the ground and first floor of 17 High ...

A group of mountain bikers from the Wightlink Cycle Racing Team have taken on tough terrain and fierce competition at national and regional level events recently, with mixed fortunes across the board. On Sunday 27th April, Nicholas Earley, Ewan Cook ...