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    MELODIC CHOIR TO STAGE ‘ALL SORTS’ CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF EAST COWES CAFE
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    MELODIC CHOIR TO STAGE ‘ALL SORTS’ CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF EAST COWES CAFE

    Mackenzie Whittaker - Digital News ReporterbyMackenzie Whittaker - Digital News Reporter
    8th June 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BODYBUILDER TAKES GOLD IN SPANISH OLYMPIA COMPETITION
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BODYBUILDER TAKES GOLD IN SPANISH OLYMPIA COMPETITION

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    8th June 2026
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    HAWKINS TOPS THE FIELD AS ISLE OF WIGHT SHEEPDOG TRIALS OVERCOME HIGH WINDS
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    HAWKINS TOPS THE FIELD AS ISLE OF WIGHT SHEEPDOG TRIALS OVERCOME HIGH WINDS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    POLICE NEGOTIATE WITH ARMED MAN IN PETROL STATION STANDOFF
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    MAN IN PETROL STATION STANDOFF DETAINED UNDER MENTAL HEALTH ACT

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAR OUTSIDE HOME BARGAINS SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES

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    8th June 2026
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    MYSTERY OBJECT SPARKS FULL COASTGUARD RESPONSE AT CULVER CLIFF
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    DISGRUNTLED COASTGUARD VOLUNTEERS WRITE TO MCA CHIEF AS FEARS GROW OVER FUTURE OF SERVICE

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    FRESHWATER MAN COMPLETES 711-MILE WALK TO GERMANY RAISING MORE THAN £8,000 FOR CHARITY
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    FRESHWATER MAN COMPLETES 711-MILE WALK TO GERMANY RAISING MORE THAN £8,000 FOR CHARITY

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    Sandy Lanes Atherfield 4
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    ATHERFIELD BAY REBRANDED AS ‘THE ISLE OF WIGHT RESORT’ AS OPENING MOVES CLOSER

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    Business News

    NEW ISLE OF WIGHT POLICE AREA COMMANDER TAKES CHARGE
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    FRIENDLY RIVALRY ON THE WATER AS UKSA HOSTS WORLD BOATING DAY CHALLENGE

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    5th June 2026
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    RED SQUIRREL PROPERTY SHOP SHORTLISTED FOR 8 NATIONAL FUNDRAISING AWARDS
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    RED SQUIRREL PROPERTY SHOP SHORTLISTED FOR 8 NATIONAL FUNDRAISING AWARDS

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    5th June 2026
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    CRUMB PACT FOUNDER TURNS PASSION INTO THRIVING ISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESS
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    CRUMB PACT FOUNDER TURNS PASSION INTO THRIVING ISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESS

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    1st June 2026
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    POPULAR BRADING PUB THE BUGLE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND
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    POPULAR BRADING PUB THE BUGLE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    30th May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT CHEF EARNS PLACE IN UK’S TOP CULINARY COMPETITION
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    ISLE OF WIGHT CHEF EARNS PLACE IN UK’S TOP CULINARY COMPETITION

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    29th May 2026
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    BLACKGANG EXPRESS HITS THE TRACKS AS THEME PARK OPENS REFURBISHED FAMILY RIDE
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    BLACKGANG EXPRESS HITS THE TRACKS AS THEME PARK OPENS REFURBISHED FAMILY RIDE

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    26th May 2026
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    FORTUNE SLOTS CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN NEWPORT WITH £75 BONUS SPINS PROMOTION
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    FORTUNE SLOTS CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN NEWPORT WITH £75 BONUS SPINS PROMOTION

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    23rd May 2026
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    NATIONAL SUCCESS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT AI STARTUP AT UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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    NATIONAL SUCCESS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT AI STARTUP AT UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    19th May 2026
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    VENTNOR MAN ACCUSED OF BREACHING COURT ORDER RESTRICTING 999 CALLS

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    7th June 2026
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    WOMAN WHO DROVE 10 MILES WHILST DRUNK CAUGHT WHEN TAXI PASSENGER CALLED POLICE
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    ‘STARVING’ SHOPLIFTER REFUSED TO HAND BACK STOLEN GOODS

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    6th June 2026
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    RIBBON CUT AS SAINSBURY’S OPENS IN RYDE
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    SANDOWN SHOPLIFTER OFFENDED JUST DAYS AFTER COURT SENTENCING

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    5th June 2026
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    LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (17TH NOVEMBER – 21ST NOVEMBER)
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    LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (25TH MAY – 29TH MAY 2026)

    Mackenzie Whittaker - Digital News ReporterbyMackenzie Whittaker - Digital News Reporter
    4th June 2026
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    JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION SEES CORONER HANDED FORMAL WARNING AS SERVICE CRISIS DEEPENS
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    INQUEST OPENS INTO DEATH RYDE WOMAN WHO DIED FOLLOWING COSMETIC SURGERY IN TURKEY

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    4th June 2026
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    WOMAN WHO DROVE 10 MILES WHILST DRUNK CAUGHT WHEN TAXI PASSENGER CALLED POLICE
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    CROWN COURT DATE FOR MAN ACCUSED OF POSSESSING HAND GRENADES AND AMMUNITION

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    3rd June 2026
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    DOG WAS DESTROYED SHORTLY AFTER ATTACK LEFT WOMAN NEEDING 22 STITCHES

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    2nd June 2026
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    THIEF WHO REFUSED TO RETURN STOLEN WINE TO CO-OP STAFF FINED BY COURT

    Court ReporterbyCourt Reporter
    1st June 2026
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    WOOLWORTHS – WHEN EVERY ISLAND TOWN HAD A ‘WOOLIES’

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    7th June 2026
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    LOUNGERS LOOK SET TO TRANSFORM FORMER COWES CHURCH INTO RESTAURANT
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    GRAND NEW METHODIST CHURCH OPENED IN COWES 125 YEARS AGO

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    6th June 2026
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    75 YEARS AGO A DEVASTATING FIRE DESTROYED ST LAWRENCE HALL
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    75 YEARS AGO A DEVASTATING FIRE DESTROYED ST LAWRENCE HALL

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    1st June 2026
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    Isle of Wight Heritage

    VENTNOR’S THE ROYAL – A GRAND SURVIVOR OF THE VICTORIAN AGE

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    31st May 2026
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    Isle of Wight Heritage

    DABELL’S – THE NEWPORT STORE THAT HAD EVERYTHING

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    24th May 2026
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    Isle of Wight Heritage

    WHEN EDWARD VII’S REIGN WAS NEARLY CUT SHORT OFF COWES 125 YEARS AGO

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    22nd May 2026
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    20 YEARS AGO GREEN LIGHT GIVEN TO DEMOLISH ‘GROTTIEST PUB IN BRITAIN’
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    20 YEARS AGO GREEN LIGHT GIVEN TO DEMOLISH ‘GROTTIEST PUB IN BRITAIN’

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    19th May 2026
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    THE 69 CLUB THAT BROUGHT THE SWINGING SIXTIES TO RYDE
    Isle of Wight Heritage

    ROYAL YORK – FROM HOSTING AN EMPRESS TO AN EMPTY EYESORE

    Warren Whitmore - Digital News ReporterbyWarren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
    17th May 2026
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    Planning

    25% FEWER NEW HOMES PLANNED BETWEEN NOW AND 2038 UNDER DRAFT PLANNING STRATEGY
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    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 5TH JUNE 2026

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    5th June 2026
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    COUNCIL REJECTS RYDE HOUSING PROPOSAL AMID RESIDENTS CONCERNS
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    COUNCIL REJECTS RYDE HOUSING PROPOSAL AMID RESIDENTS CONCERNS

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    2nd June 2026
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    25% FEWER NEW HOMES PLANNED BETWEEN NOW AND 2038 UNDER DRAFT PLANNING STRATEGY
    Latest News

    ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 29TH MAY 2026

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    29th May 2026
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    ISLAND ROADS OBJECTS TO PLANS FOR 4 HOMES ON DEMOLISHED PUB SITE IN BEMBRIDGE
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    ISLAND ROADS OBJECTS TO PLANS FOR 4 HOMES ON DEMOLISHED PUB SITE IN BEMBRIDGE

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    28th May 2026
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    RYDE TOWN COUNCIL TO HOST TALK WITH PROSPECTIVE ICE RINK OWNERS
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    RYDE TOWN COUNCIL TO HOST TALK WITH PROSPECTIVE ICE RINK OWNERS

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    26th May 2026
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    Latest News

    BAY COULD GET ITS OWN ‘ASPIRE-STYLE’ COMMUNITY HUB UNDER NEW PLAN

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    26th May 2026
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    BAY COULD GET ITS OWN ‘ASPIRE-STYLE’ COMMUNITY HUB UNDER NEW PLAN
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    OPINIONS DIVIDED OVER PLANS FOR 5 NEW FLATS IN RYDE TOWN CENTRE

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    25th May 2026
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    DEVELOPER LOOKS TO BRING FIRE-RAVAGED PARKBURY HOTEL BACK INTO USE WITH 9 HOMES
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    DEVELOPER LOOKS TO BRING FIRE-RAVAGED PARKBURY HOTEL BACK INTO USE WITH 9 HOMES

    Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterbyRufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
    22nd May 2026
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    Property

    STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED SEA VIEW BUNGALOW AMONG ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTY AUCTION LOTS
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    STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED SEA VIEW BUNGALOW AMONG ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTY AUCTION LOTS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    30th May 2026
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    RYDE TOWN COUNCIL TO AUCTION VECTIS HALL AFTER YEARS OF TAXPAYER SPENDING
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    RYDE TOWN COUNCIL TO AUCTION VECTIS HALL AFTER YEARS OF TAXPAYER SPENDING

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    29th May 2026
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    FORMER SHANKLIN HOTEL AMONG THE LOTS SOLD IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON PROPERTY AUCTION
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    FORMER SHANKLIN HOTEL AMONG THE LOTS SOLD IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON PROPERTY AUCTION

    Mackenzie Whittaker - Digital News ReporterbyMackenzie Whittaker - Digital News Reporter
    11th May 2026
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    HISTORIC SEAVIEW HOTEL HITS MARKET FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER 65 YEARS
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    HISTORIC SEAVIEW HOTEL HITS MARKET FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER 65 YEARS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    7th April 2026
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    STRONG DEMAND SEES ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTIES SMASH GUIDE PRICES AT AUCTION
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    STRONG DEMAND SEES ISLE OF WIGHT PROPERTIES SMASH GUIDE PRICES AT AUCTION

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    28th March 2026
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    SEAVIEW’S SALTERNS HOLIDAY VILLAGE GOES UP FOR SALE FOR £5MILLION
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    SALTERNS HOLIDAY VILLAGE RETURNS TO MARKET AT HALF ITS PREVIOUS ASKING PRICE

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    21st March 2026
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    GOING, GOING, GONE! ISLE OF WIGHT LOTS SOLD IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON AUCTION
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    GOING, GOING, GONE! ISLE OF WIGHT LOTS SOLD IN LATEST CLIVE EMSON AUCTION

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    14th February 2026
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    TOWN COUNCIL BUYS ‘RANSOM’ STRIP OF LAND AT SANDOWN’S DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    13th February 2026
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 28TH APRIL 2023

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    30th April 2023
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    9th April 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 26TH MARCH 2023

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    26th March 2023
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    READERS’ GALLERY: SUNDAY 5TH MARCH 2023

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    5th March 2023
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    Lottery

    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 5TH JUNE 2026

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    5th June 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 29TH MAY 2026

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    29th May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 15TH MAY 2026

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    22nd May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    15th May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 8TH MAY 2026

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    8th May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 1ST MAY 2026

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    1st May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 24TH APRIL 2026

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    24th April 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT LOTTERY RESULTS: 11TH JULY 2025
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    17th April 2026
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    NEWTOWN SALTMARSH TAKES CENTRE STAGE AS NATIONAL TRUST HOSTS SPECIAL WEEK OF EVENTS

    ISLE OF WIGHT BAKER TO SHOW OFF HIS FIRST THEATRE PRODUCTION AT VENTNOR FRINGE

    ISLE OF WIGHT BAKER TO SHOW OFF HIS FIRST THEATRE PRODUCTION AT VENTNOR FRINGE

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    MELODIC CHOIR TO STAGE ‘ALL SORTS’ CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF EAST COWES CAFE
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    MELODIC CHOIR TO STAGE ‘ALL SORTS’ CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF EAST COWES CAFE

    Mackenzie Whittaker - Digital News ReporterbyMackenzie Whittaker - Digital News Reporter
    8th June 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT BODYBUILDER TAKES GOLD IN SPANISH OLYMPIA COMPETITION
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    8th June 2026
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    HAWKINS TOPS THE FIELD AS ISLE OF WIGHT SHEEPDOG TRIALS OVERCOME HIGH WINDS
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    HAWKINS TOPS THE FIELD AS ISLE OF WIGHT SHEEPDOG TRIALS OVERCOME HIGH WINDS

    Darren Toogood - EditorbyDarren Toogood - Editor
    8th June 2026
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    POLICE NEGOTIATE WITH ARMED MAN IN PETROL STATION STANDOFF
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    MAN IN PETROL STATION STANDOFF DETAINED UNDER MENTAL HEALTH ACT

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    8th June 2026
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    PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAR OUTSIDE HOME BARGAINS SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES

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    8th June 2026
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    MYSTERY OBJECT SPARKS FULL COASTGUARD RESPONSE AT CULVER CLIFF
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    DISGRUNTLED COASTGUARD VOLUNTEERS WRITE TO MCA CHIEF AS FEARS GROW OVER FUTURE OF SERVICE

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    8th June 2026
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    FRESHWATER MAN COMPLETES 711-MILE WALK TO GERMANY RAISING MORE THAN £8,000 FOR CHARITY
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    FRESHWATER MAN COMPLETES 711-MILE WALK TO GERMANY RAISING MORE THAN £8,000 FOR CHARITY

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    8th June 2026
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    ATHERFIELD BAY REBRANDED AS ‘THE ISLE OF WIGHT RESORT’ AS OPENING MOVES CLOSER

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    8th June 2026
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    NEW ISLE OF WIGHT POLICE AREA COMMANDER TAKES CHARGE
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    FRIENDLY RIVALRY ON THE WATER AS UKSA HOSTS WORLD BOATING DAY CHALLENGE

    James Rann - Digital News ReporterbyJames Rann - Digital News Reporter
    5th June 2026
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    RED SQUIRREL PROPERTY SHOP SHORTLISTED FOR 8 NATIONAL FUNDRAISING AWARDS
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    RED SQUIRREL PROPERTY SHOP SHORTLISTED FOR 8 NATIONAL FUNDRAISING AWARDS

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    5th June 2026
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    CRUMB PACT FOUNDER TURNS PASSION INTO THRIVING ISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESS
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    CRUMB PACT FOUNDER TURNS PASSION INTO THRIVING ISLE OF WIGHT BUSINESS

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    1st June 2026
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    POPULAR BRADING PUB THE BUGLE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND
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    POPULAR BRADING PUB THE BUGLE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND

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    30th May 2026
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    ISLE OF WIGHT CHEF EARNS PLACE IN UK’S TOP CULINARY COMPETITION
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    ISLE OF WIGHT CHEF EARNS PLACE IN UK’S TOP CULINARY COMPETITION

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    29th May 2026
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    BLACKGANG EXPRESS HITS THE TRACKS AS THEME PARK OPENS REFURBISHED FAMILY RIDE
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    BLACKGANG EXPRESS HITS THE TRACKS AS THEME PARK OPENS REFURBISHED FAMILY RIDE

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    26th May 2026
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    FORTUNE SLOTS CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN NEWPORT WITH £75 BONUS SPINS PROMOTION
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    FORTUNE SLOTS CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN NEWPORT WITH £75 BONUS SPINS PROMOTION

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    23rd May 2026
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    NATIONAL SUCCESS FOR ISLE OF WIGHT AI STARTUP AT UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK
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Convicted child rapist Graham Medway, who is serving a 9-year prison sentence for raping a 3-year-old girl, has pleaded guilty to 4 further offences including sexually touching a girl under 13 as she slept.

64-year-old Medway, formerly of Edinburgh Close in Freshwater but now of HMP Isle of Wight, was jailed for the sickening, opportunistic rape of the toddler in January last year, as previously reported by Island Echo. The rape occurred on 31st August 2020 at Fort Victoria Country Park near Yarmouth.

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Now it has emerged that 6 years prior to that rape, Monster Medway carried out another attack on a child in the same woodland – and before that attacked a girl at a caravan park in Shanklin.

The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard today (Tuesday) that in June 2013, at Languard Holiday Park in Shanklin, Medway reached in through a caravan window and undone the zipper on a sleeping child’s onesie. He told the young girl he would hurt her if she didn’t comply with his demands. The girl managed to pinch Medway’s hand.

15 months after the incident in Shanklin, in September 2014, Medway is said to have approached another young girl – also under the age of 13 – at Fort Victoria and forced his hands inside her clothing. The young girl was playing in the woods with her brother when she became separated from him.

DNA evidence linked Medway to both crimes.

The paedophile also appeared in court charged with 2 counts of exposure, on dates between January 2017 and September 2020. The court heard he exposed himself to another child on no less than 5 occasions over a 3-year period.

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Appearing in the courtroom via video link, Medway pleaded guilty to all charges against him.

Magistrates decided the matters were too serious for them to deal with so sent the case to the Isle of Wight Crown Court for sentencing on 4th October 2022.

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Cake lover
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3 years ago

Those poor babies. Just reading that made my flesh crawl so Christ only knows what devastating effect his sick actions have had on his victims.
Castration and incarcerated for life I say – you’ll never cure or stop vermin like that.

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Mr. B
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Castration and then asphyxiation by the thrusting of the penis and genitals down the back of the throat… Either bleed to death else die of asphyxiation. This kind don’t deserve to be kept alive!!… Bring back Capital Punishment!!

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Xp49
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3 years ago

What an absolute scum bag . He should have been put down long ago.

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Windy
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3 years ago

A parent should have destroyed this thing slowly but completely.

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Ryde Resident
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3 years ago

“He told the young girl he would hurt her if she didn’t comply with his demands.”

Hmmmm, well I demand the court just lets the family have 30 minutes alone in a room with him, you know, so they can hurt him.

Mexican Cartel Style.

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Chiz
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3 years ago

What the.. ?!!!
Can we just shoot filth like this? What is the point of attempting rehabilitation!

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Miss Sensible
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Shooting is to quick, castrate him with Blunt shears 1st and no anaesthetic obviously!!!!
Let him bleed to death long and slow!!!!!
Those poor children have to live with this vile heinous crime against them for life…
Total low life not animal or human ….
Scumbag filth dirty git…..

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SFB
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Not fit to be a member of our population. Throw him in the women’s ward in Broadmoor!

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Magical mag
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Hes a vile monster and should be in jail for life and with all privileges taken away

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Helen
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That will cost us money, bring back hanging or the electric chair for evil b——-s like him. He is a waste of everyones time no good to anyone and as for saying he would hurt that little girl, what did he think he had already done, those poor children have a lifetime of memories to live with.

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Wotawally
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No doubt the Crown Court will give him three years to run concurrently, and he’ll be back out in the community in another two years.
Taxpayers money spent on the trial, taxpayers money spent on keeping him protected and safe in prison, taxpayers money keeping him when he gets out.
Those taxpayers include you, me, and most importantly his victims families – aren’t they the lucky ones.

Where is the justice in this

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Lover of life
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Hang him?? Disgusting piece of s…

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Terry
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If you ask anyone who works in the rehabilitation of sex offenders, especially offences involving children,and they give a truly honest answer.It will be that they can’t be rehabilitated.
I don’t avacate torture,just put him down like you would a sick or dangerous dog.

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Ben
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So basically the justice system is allowing this to happen the attack in 2020 should never have happened he should have been locked up way before

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Alfredo
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Why or why do we keep these bits of s**st alive.What a total waste of good air.There just isn’t a excuse on this planet why these vile and disgusting human beings so have the right to live.please can we have the noise back for these sorts of crime
I hope they get hold of him some how on the nooce wing and give him he deserves

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Honestly
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Lock him up for good Knowing island courts he’ll get few weeks added to sentence but won’t make any difference He been doing this for years He been caught but only thru dna So wonder who else he’s prayed on The damage to the children and family is marked for good So he shouldn’t be allowed out EVER!!! Shame he’s had to routine so many ppls lives before he was caught

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Wolf
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3 years ago

Hang him by the ankles,it takes longer to die that way

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pie face
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the thing is he will probably be a hero to all the other sick peodo’s in prison. he should have been made an example of. bring back the gallows

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Aj johns
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I don’t agree with violence but I’d certainly turn my back while the families of these poor children have half a hour in a room with this vile scumbag,especially if parts of him don’t belong to him again,What’s the saying if thy right eye offends thee caste it out, so why not two

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