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A Freshwater man caught in possession of prohibited images of a child will learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in May. Jacques Barton, 23, of Hooke Close in Freshwater, admitted 3x making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a ...

Cowes captain John McKie bagged a brace as Cowes Sports comfortably beat Wincanton Town at the Zilch Waste Stadium this afternoon (Saturday). The Yachtsmen's win sees the Island's sole Wessex Premier representatives reach the top half of the Wessex Premier ...

Isle of Wight woman Emily Pedreschi has big plans for East Cowes' The Galley when she takes over next month. New owner Emily is set to take over the reins from the current owners on Wednesday 2nd April, swapping a ...

The power of the sun is now helping Waterside Pool to save on its energy usage, after the successful installation of 76 solar panels. The solar photovoltaic panels will improve the pool's energy efficiency, helping save more than 6 tons ...

A team of entrepreneurial students from the Isle of Wight College have launched Paws of Wisdom, a brand dedicated to supplying intelligent dog toys across the Island. Competing as part of the Young Enterprise initiative, the team is up against ...

2 new ‘first-time buyer flats’ in the heart of Newport have been approved by the Isle of Wight Council's planning department. Planners have given the go ahead to Jon Carter’s prior approval application to convert ‘general office space’ on the ...

Children and young people on the Isle of Wight are in for a treat with a diverse range of free activities, courtesy of the Isle of Wight Council's Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. Organisations across the Island are teaming ...

Dover Park Primary School in Ryde has been awarded the PEACH Silver award for their successful ‘Healthy Choices, Healthy Prices’ project. The project, which was led by Maria Kirby, the school’s PSHE leader, took place over the past 12 months ...

More than 20,000 young people from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have shared their views on the issues that matter to them - from vaping and relationships to discrimination and loneliness - as part of a pioneering youth-centred wellbeing ...

11th-placed Cowes Sports face 17th-placed Wincanton Town (from Somerset) at the Zilch Waste Stadium in the Wessex Premier this afternoon. Last Saturday, the Yachtsmen had a memorable 0-2 victory away to FA Vase semi finalists Andover New Street. Can Cowes ...