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    RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK NEAR WOOTTON LOOK SET TO BE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED
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    RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK NEAR WOOTTON LOOK SET TO BE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    8th July 2025
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    RED FUNNEL ANNOUNCE £3MILLION REFURBISHMENT OF RED EAGLE
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    RED FUNNEL SAILINGS CANCELLED DUE TO PASSENGER GANGWAY REPAIRS

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    8th July 2025
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    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST
    EXCLUSIVE

    FRESH SCRUTINY OF CORONER’S OFFICE AS 6 OUT OF 7 NEW RECRUITS QUIT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th July 2025
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    POLICE FOUND £33,000 OF CANNABIS PLANTS IN LOFT AND SUMMER HOUSE OF ISLAND COUPLE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    UNION SAYS IT’S TIME FOR BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR OWNER TO ‘SHOW US THE BOOKS’
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    FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT RELIANT ON OVERNERS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    7th July 2025
    5
    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    QUESTIONS RAISED OVER £6.3MILLION PRISON ROADS MAINTENANCE GRANT
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    QUESTIONS RAISED OVER £6.3MILLION PRISON ROADS MAINTENANCE GRANT

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    Cycling

    10 LOCAL CYCLISTS AIM FOR ISLAND GAMES GLORY IN ORKNEY

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    MOLLY’S NEW FLOWER AND PLANT SHOP BLOOMS IN EAST COWES
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    MOLLY’S NEW FLOWER AND PLANT SHOP BLOOMS IN EAST COWES

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    5th July 2025
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    SOLENT GRANGE NURSING HOME CELEBRATES NATIONAL PALLIATIVE CARE AWARD WIN
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    SOLENT GRANGE NURSING HOME CELEBRATES NATIONAL PALLIATIVE CARE AWARD WIN

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    RYDE’S STAR COFFEE & ALE HOUSE MAKES FINAL OF GREAT BRITISH PUB AWARDS 2025

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    3rd July 2025
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    CAFÉ 62 BRINGS INCLUSIVE NEW SPACE TO THE HEART OF NEWPORT
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    CAFÉ 62 BRINGS INCLUSIVE NEW SPACE TO THE HEART OF NEWPORT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    2nd July 2025
    1
    COUNTDOWN TO EXPO IS ON! ISLE OF WIGHT’S BIGGEST BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT RETURNS
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    COUNTDOWN TO EXPO IS ON! ISLE OF WIGHT’S BIGGEST BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT RETURNS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    2nd July 2025
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    STRINGS ANNOUNCE EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH BBC INTRODUCING
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    STRINGS ANNOUNCE EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH BBC INTRODUCING

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    1st July 2025
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    GODSHILL ORCHARD LAUNCHES NEW HONEY BEE EXPERIENCES
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    GODSHILL ORCHARD LAUNCHES NEW HONEY BEE EXPERIENCES

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    1st July 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BUTCHERS AND CHEF JOIN FORCES FOR WIMBLEDON FEAST
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BUTCHERS AND CHEF JOIN FORCES FOR WIMBLEDON FEAST

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    30th June 2025
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    POLICE FOUND £33,000 OF CANNABIS PLANTS IN LOFT AND SUMMER HOUSE OF ISLAND COUPLE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    7th July 2025
    4
    Courts

    PAEDOPHILE WHO FAILED TO REGISTER DETAILS IN TIME HANDED JUST £200 FINE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    6th July 2025
    3
    Courts

    PRISON TIME FOR DANGEROUS DRIVER WHO ‘COULD HAVE KILLED MOTORISTS’

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
    18
    PRIORY SCHOOL LEAVERS WAVE GOODBYE IN STYLE WITH RED CARPET SEND-OFF
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    NURSERY WORKER WHO SHARED VILE CHILD SEX IMAGES HANDED 2-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
    8
    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST
    Courts

    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    Courtroundupfeatured
    Courts

    LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (23RD JUNE – 27TH JUNE)

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    2nd July 2025
    8
    TRIO OF LOCAL GROUPS THE LATEST TO RECEIVE WIGHTAID SUPPORT
    Breaking News

    ARSONIST WHO BLAMED BADGERS FOR CAT’S DEATH GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    2nd July 2025
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    Courts

    ‘OBSESSED’ SANDOWN MAN CALLED EX-PARTNER 89-TIMES HEARS COURT

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    2nd July 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    7th July 2025
    3
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    THE QUARTER-OF-A-MILE LONG ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL IN VENTNOR

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    6th July 2025
    5
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    THE FOUR WATERING HOLES OF BRIGHSTONE – PAST AND PRESENT

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    29th June 2025
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    Isle of Wight Heritage

    20 YEARS AGO NAVAL VESSELS ASSEMBLED AT SPITHEAD FOR INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    28th June 2025
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    FRANK JAMES HOSPITAL – FOUNDED IN MEMORY OF MILLIONAIRE KILLED BY ELEPHANT IN AFRICA
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    FRANK JAMES HOSPITAL – FOUNDED IN MEMORY OF MILLIONAIRE KILLED BY ELEPHANT IN AFRICA

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    22nd June 2025
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    LOCAL UPROAR 75 YEARS AGO OVER ‘CRIPPLING’ FERRY FARE INCREASES
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    LOCAL UPROAR 75 YEARS AGO OVER ‘CRIPPLING’ FERRY FARE INCREASES

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    21st June 2025
    9
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    JOHN KEATS – THE CELEBRATED ROMANTIC POET FOREVER ASSOCIATED WITH SHANKLIN

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    15th June 2025
    5
    75 YEARS AGO ESCAPED SCHOOL BOY APPREHENDED BY ROYAL NAVY IN THE SOLENT
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    75 YEARS AGO ESCAPED SCHOOL BOY APPREHENDED BY ROYAL NAVY IN THE SOLENT

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    12th June 2025
    2

    Planning

    LOCAL VETS SURGERY WILL BE MOVING INTO FORMER RED CROSS HQ
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    LOCAL VETS SURGERY WILL BE MOVING INTO FORMER RED CROSS HQ

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    6th July 2025
    2
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    PLANS TO CONVERT FORMER KING’S HOUSE BAR SPARK TOWN CENTRE ROW

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    6th July 2025
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    FORMER RYDE BANK COULD BECOME BLOCK OF 5 TOWN CENTRE FLATS
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    FORMER RYDE BANK COULD BECOME BLOCK OF 5 TOWN CENTRE FLATS

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    5th July 2025
    1
    HISTORIC NEWPORT OFFICES COULD BECOME HOUSES UNDER NEW PLANS
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    HISTORIC NEWPORT OFFICES COULD BECOME HOUSES UNDER NEW PLANS

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    4th July 2025
    1
    PART OF CLOSED SANDOWN HOTEL COULD BECOME 4 FLATS UNDER NEW PLANS
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    SANDOWN HOTEL WILL SOON HOUSE 4 FLATS AS GREEN LIGHT GIVEN

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    MCDONALD’S IN LAKE CONFIRMED – FAST FOOD GIANT SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION
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    COUNCIL AREN’T LOVIN’ IT – PLANNERS OBJECT TO MCDONALD’S PLANS DUE SCHOOL PROXIMITY

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 12TH OCTOBER 2018
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    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 4TH JULY 2025

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    PLANS LODGED TO CREATE 2 NEW FLATS IN HISTORIC RYDE BUILDING
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    PLANS LODGED TO CREATE 2 NEW FLATS IN HISTORIC RYDE BUILDING

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    3rd July 2025
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    Property

    24 ISLE OF WIGHT LAND AND PROPERTY LOTS GOING UNDER THE HAMMER IN JULY
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    24 ISLE OF WIGHT LAND AND PROPERTY LOTS GOING UNDER THE HAMMER IN JULY

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    6th July 2025
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    FORMER CARE HOME IN VENTNOR COULD BE TURNED INTO 21-BED HMO
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    PLANS TO TURN VENTNOR CARE HOME INTO 21-BED HMO FACE OPPOSITION

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    PARTS OF SANDOWN’S DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL SITE GO UP FOR AUCTION
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    PARTS OF SANDOWN’S DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL SITE GO UP FOR AUCTION

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    3rd July 2025
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    YOUR ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE – JUNE 2025
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    YOUR ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE – JUNE 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    30th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 12TH OCTOBER 2018
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    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 27TH JUNE 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    27th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTS SELL IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON AUCTION
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTS SELL IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON AUCTION

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    18th June 2025
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    CAR CRASHES INTO FRONT OF DISUSED CHIP SHOP
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    HISTORIC NORRIS CASTLE ESTATE UP FOR £4.5MILLION AMID ONGOING RESTORATION WOES

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    17th June 2025
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    MAJOR £18MILLION PROPERTY PORTFOLIO UP FOR GRABS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
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    MAJOR £18MILLION PROPERTY PORTFOLIO UP FOR GRABS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    26th May 2025
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    Readers’ Gallery

    Readersgalleryfeatured30thapril
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 28TH APRIL 2023

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    30th April 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 23RD APRIL 2023

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    23rd April 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 16TH APRIL 2023

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    16th April 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 9TH APRIL 2023

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    9th April 2023
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    Readersgalleryfeatured26thmarch
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 26TH MARCH 2023

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    26th March 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 19TH MARCH 2023

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    19th March 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 5TH MARCH 2023

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    5th March 2023
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    Lottery

    Latest News

    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 4TH JULY 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    4th July 2025
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    Latest News

    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 27TH JUNE 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    27th June 2025
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    LONG-TIME PLAYER WAYLAND SCOOPS £10,000 IN ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY WIN
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    LONG-TIME PLAYER WAYLAND SCOOPS £10,000 IN ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY WIN

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    24th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 20TH JUNE 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    20th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 13TH JUNE 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    13th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 6TH JUNE 2025

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    6th June 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 30TH MAY 2025

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    30th May 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 23RD MAY 2025

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    23rd May 2025
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    FESTIVAL OF HEROES RETURNS TO ISLE OF WIGHT IN 2025 WITH BIGGER FAMILY FUN LINE-UP

    ROYAL ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY SHOW SET TO CELEBRATE ISLAND LIFE THIS WEEKEND

    ARRETON GARDENS TO OPEN IN AID OF HOME-START AND SCOUTS

    ARRETON GARDENS TO OPEN IN AID OF HOME-START AND SCOUTS

    REPLICA SPITFIRE TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT STEAM RAILWAY’S 1940S WEEKEND

    REPLICA SPITFIRE TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT STEAM RAILWAY’S 1940S WEEKEND

    WHAT’S IN STORE FOR ISLE OF WIGHT THEATRE-GOERS IN JULY

    STEP BACK IN TIME FOR 1940S CHARITY VARIETY SHOW AT SHANKLIN’S OCEAN VIEW HOTEL

    STEP BACK IN TIME FOR 1940S CHARITY VARIETY SHOW AT SHANKLIN’S OCEAN VIEW HOTEL

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    ISLE OF WIGHT MARDI GRAS RETURNING TO RYDE WITH ‘FOLK-TASTIC’ THEME

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    JAY MILLER’S CIRCUS TO ENTERTAIN ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT THIS SUMMER

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    RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK NEAR WOOTTON LOOK SET TO BE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED
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    RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK NEAR WOOTTON LOOK SET TO BE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    8th July 2025
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    RED FUNNEL ANNOUNCE £3MILLION REFURBISHMENT OF RED EAGLE
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    RED FUNNEL SAILINGS CANCELLED DUE TO PASSENGER GANGWAY REPAIRS

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    8th July 2025
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    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST
    EXCLUSIVE

    FRESH SCRUTINY OF CORONER’S OFFICE AS 6 OUT OF 7 NEW RECRUITS QUIT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th July 2025
    6
    Courts

    POLICE FOUND £33,000 OF CANNABIS PLANTS IN LOFT AND SUMMER HOUSE OF ISLAND COUPLE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    UNION SAYS IT’S TIME FOR BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR OWNER TO ‘SHOW US THE BOOKS’
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    FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT RELIANT ON OVERNERS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    7th July 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    ISLE OF WIGHT INQUEST FAILED TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF LORD LUCAN’S DISAPPEARANCE

    Warren Whitmore - Community and Sports ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Community and Sports Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    QUESTIONS RAISED OVER £6.3MILLION PRISON ROADS MAINTENANCE GRANT
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    QUESTIONS RAISED OVER £6.3MILLION PRISON ROADS MAINTENANCE GRANT

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    7th July 2025
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    10 LOCAL CYCLISTS AIM FOR ISLAND GAMES GLORY IN ORKNEY

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    7th July 2025
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    MOLLY’S NEW FLOWER AND PLANT SHOP BLOOMS IN EAST COWES
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    MOLLY’S NEW FLOWER AND PLANT SHOP BLOOMS IN EAST COWES

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    5th July 2025
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    SOLENT GRANGE NURSING HOME CELEBRATES NATIONAL PALLIATIVE CARE AWARD WIN
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    SOLENT GRANGE NURSING HOME CELEBRATES NATIONAL PALLIATIVE CARE AWARD WIN

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    4th July 2025
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    RYDE’S STAR COFFEE & ALE HOUSE MAKES FINAL OF GREAT BRITISH PUB AWARDS 2025

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    3rd July 2025
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    CAFÉ 62 BRINGS INCLUSIVE NEW SPACE TO THE HEART OF NEWPORT
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    CAFÉ 62 BRINGS INCLUSIVE NEW SPACE TO THE HEART OF NEWPORT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    2nd July 2025
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    COUNTDOWN TO EXPO IS ON! ISLE OF WIGHT’S BIGGEST BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT RETURNS
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    COUNTDOWN TO EXPO IS ON! ISLE OF WIGHT’S BIGGEST BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT RETURNS

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    2nd July 2025
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    STRINGS ANNOUNCE EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH BBC INTRODUCING
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    STRINGS ANNOUNCE EXCITING PARTNERSHIP WITH BBC INTRODUCING

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    1st July 2025
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    GODSHILL ORCHARD LAUNCHES NEW HONEY BEE EXPERIENCES
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    GODSHILL ORCHARD LAUNCHES NEW HONEY BEE EXPERIENCES

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    1st July 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BUTCHERS AND CHEF JOIN FORCES FOR WIMBLEDON FEAST
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BUTCHERS AND CHEF JOIN FORCES FOR WIMBLEDON FEAST

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    30th June 2025
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    POLICE FOUND £33,000 OF CANNABIS PLANTS IN LOFT AND SUMMER HOUSE OF ISLAND COUPLE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    7th July 2025
    4
    Courts

    PAEDOPHILE WHO FAILED TO REGISTER DETAILS IN TIME HANDED JUST £200 FINE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    6th July 2025
    3
    Courts

    PRISON TIME FOR DANGEROUS DRIVER WHO ‘COULD HAVE KILLED MOTORISTS’

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
    18
    PRIORY SCHOOL LEAVERS WAVE GOODBYE IN STYLE WITH RED CARPET SEND-OFF
    Breaking News

    NURSERY WORKER WHO SHARED VILE CHILD SEX IMAGES HANDED 2-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
    8
    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST
    Courts

    EAST COWES MAN WHO TOOK HIS OWN LIFE HAD TRAGIC FATAL CRASH PAST

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th July 2025
    1
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    LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (23RD JUNE – 27TH JUNE)

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    2nd July 2025
    8
    TRIO OF LOCAL GROUPS THE LATEST TO RECEIVE WIGHTAID SUPPORT
    Breaking News

    ARSONIST WHO BLAMED BADGERS FOR CAT’S DEATH GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    2nd July 2025
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    Courts

    ‘OBSESSED’ SANDOWN MAN CALLED EX-PARTNER 89-TIMES HEARS COURT

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    2nd July 2025
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Shoreham Youth TeamAberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week may be one of the world’s oldest regattas, but tradition does not hold back a large number of entries from some of the UK’s best young sailors – Rupert Holmes looks at the regatta’s youth initiatives.

In 2014 these numbered more than 20 boats with their entire crews aged under 25, across a wide swath of both the dayboat classes in White Group and the bigger Black Group yachts. There were also further entries where the skipper was below 25, although other crew members may have been older.

Both title sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management and regatta organiser Cowes Week Limited are firmly behind supporting the youth element of the event and promoting it hard.

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Cowes Week Limited sales and marketing director, Michelle Warner said:

 

“Quite simply, youth sailing is the future of the sport.

“We’re right behind it, as are the yacht clubs, the classes and our official charity, Cowes-based UKSA, which is one of the UK’s foremost providers of sailing experiences to young people.”

Richard Thornton, Chief Executive of UKSA, added:

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“At UKSA we use the power of the sea to make a change. From our main site in Cowes we have a wide reach, with over 9,000 young people a year benefiting from what we do, whether that’s encouraging an eight-year-old to get onto the water for the first time, to training the captain of a 3000gt superyacht, and everything in between.

“We used the money raised during this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week to give every Year 6 Island child a chance to try sailing with us, for free. We’re proud that we lead so many young people into sailing, help them develop their skills and ultimately become the world’s future yachtsmen and women.”

Collectively, Cowes Week, title sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management, UKSA and the clubs and classes involved with the event are doing everything they can to provide pathways for young people to progress from dinghy sailing, which is very well supported by the Royal Yachting Association, with local, regional and national coaching to a high standard. However, only a very small number of the sailors in these programmes will join the Olympic Squad, leaving other talented sailors to seek alternative pathways within the sport.

Of course, historically for many people Cowes Week has been about sailing with younger members of their family, but enabling young people to move to sailing independently in a boat of their own is an important next step. For the last 3 years Aberdeen Asset Management has supported youth sailing by introducing the Under 25 initiative and hotly contested Under 25 Trophy. By fully funding the entry fee and providing kit for an agreed number of crews, they helped to increase the numbers taking part by almost 10 per cent each year.

More recently, even local businesses have become involved in initiatives to support young sailors. For instance, this year East Cowes Marina offered the young crews taking part in Aberdeen’s Under 25 initiative a 50 per cent reduction in berthing costs during Cowes Week. Organisers are looking at other ways in which they can make the event more cost-effective for youth sailors who are at a time in their lives when funds aren’t so readily available.

Individual classes and local clubs are also doing much to promote sailing among new generations. The Etchells fleet, in which three of the 15 Cowes Week entries in 2014 were crewed by young sailors, goes further than many classes in this respect. Since 2012 they have made two fully funded boats available for youth teams each season. In addition, with support from the RYA, the class has worked with a total of 90 young sailors, including some of the UK’s most promising new talent, over the past three years. Much of this has been made possible by generous funding by the Class Admiral, Edward S Fort OBE.

David Frankes, captain of the Cowes Fleet said:

“What we offer tends to follow on from when young people leave home, often to become a student. At this stage their parents are less likely to be supporting them in dinghy racing, but at the same time they don’t have spare money of their own to spend on sailing.”

The scheme also brings benefits to the class that are not always obvious from the outside.

David continues:

“We have also solved two common problems through populating many of the other boats in the fleet with young sailors as crew. Firstly young people who are hungry for success and want to take part in a full programme of racing are looking for boats to sail on. At the same time, owners who want to sail at a high level often find the friends they might invite to race are either not at that level, or are not sufficiently committed.

“What’s great with the youth sailors is that they are talented, are prepared to commit to a season’s programme, and will help to look after the boat as well. It solves all the crew problems that owners often have. As well as all being very good sailors, they are also people who, if they were your daughter or son, you would be really proud of them.”

While the class has a more extensive offering for youth sailors than many, the Etchells is by no means the only class to offer strong support for young sailors. There are many other classes and yacht clubs that have established pathways into keelboat and yacht racing for their younger members. The Squib class for instance, had eight sailors under 25 sailing in its 31-strong fleet in Cowes Week 2014. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club, home of the Isle of Wight’s Squib fleet for example, has club-owned boats that have been available to young sailors with crews selected to sail during Cowes Week.

Similarly the Royal Yacht Squadron and Royal Thames Yacht Club’s fleet of modified J/80s that are a regular sight in the Solent during the summer and Queen Mary SC during the winter, have been a valuable resource for younger members’ racing.

In Sussex the Shoreham Youth Team was started to encourage young teenagers to work as a team on a racing keelboat. Since 2008 it has operated as a rolling 18-month project, with the outgoing teams taking on the winter training for the next budding keelboat sailors. The aim is to compete successfully in Cowes Week, where the team’s boat is a regular podium finisher in both the Sonar Class and for the Under 25 trophy.

Increasingly sailing has to compete with other activities for people’s valuable and limited spare time. Enthusiastic and skilled young ambassadors for the sport is an important means to spread the word and foster greater participation among a new generation of sailors. Aberdeen Asset Management’s Under 25 initiative, together with the work of the UKSA and the yacht clubs and class associations, is therefore helping to provide the sailors of the future for both Cowes Week and other events.

Entries for the 2015 regatta, which will run between 8th–15th August, are now open via the event website.

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