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The South African Knights Premier Squash Team recently returned to play the Isle of Wight's top 5 players at Westridge Squash Centre during their 30th tour of the United Kingdom. The Knights were well honed having played some 19 games ...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) has landed in a school playing field this afternoon (Saturday) in response to a medical emergency in the town of Ventnor. Having left it’s Thruxton base at around 13:00, the yellow ...

Isle of Wight actor Anna Constable is looking back on 2024 as the year when she was acclaimed for her role in a ground-breaking play exploring masking, autism and mental health issues. She performed at The Lowry in Salford in ...

4 diverse community projects across the Island are set to benefit from major grants from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The projects chosen include 2 aimed at making music, 1 teaching confidence through the medium of radio and a 4th ...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for rain with as much as 40mm set to fall between today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday). It is anticipated that from 22:00 this evening to 18:00 tomorrow evening, ...

Locals Sammy Bridges and Kaylee Hargreaves have trained to become Sands Befrienders which will allow them to offer vital support to bereaved families across the Isle of Wight. The duo - who have both sadly endured losses of their own ...

Islanders are being called upon to get vaccinated and protected against flu and COVID viruses by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Over the festive period, St Mary's Hospital has seen increasing numbers of people attending the emergency department with ...

8th-placed Newport IW will take on 17th-placed Folland Sports at Beatrice Avenue in the only Wessex League fixture today (Saturday). Defeat in the Boxing Day derby against local rivals East Cowes Vics saw Port drop out of the playoff places ...

Brading The Experience - more fondly remembered as the Osborn-Smith Wax Works Museum - closed its doors for the last time on 3rd January 2010. It is sadly missed. The quirky tourist attraction had titillated and terrified both Islanders and ...

Islanders have another opportunity to have their say on proposed primary school closures - even though it appears to be a done deal. Following Cabinet approval last month, Public Notices have today (Friday) been published for Arreton St George's CE, ...