Ryde Rowing Club go to first regatta
Press ReleaseAfter a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic Ryde Rowing Club, sponsored by Wightlink, finally returned to mainland competition…
Read MoreReader’s Letter – The risks of drilling are just not worth it
Dear Editor, The threat to drill for oil at Arreton remains a live issue, due to come for a decision…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where are all the lorry drivers?
The transport industry is desperately short of 100,000 lorry drivers and, within weeks, this could lead to nationwide food shortages.…
Read MoreCampaign launched to help keep young Islanders safe
Providing young people with the information and support they need to keep them safe is at the heart of a…
Read MoreGood environmental practice recognised with gold award
Environmental good practice by Island Roads has been recognised with a gold award from Green Impact, a United Nations award-winning…
Read MorePhillip turned his life around due to a comment from his daughter
Chris CornfordA man who suffered domestic violence as he was growing up, and admits to spending much of his own life…
Read MoreBe amazed at Golden Hill Fort with fun, free day out
Storytellers, entertainers, archaeologists and wildlife experts will be on hand next week to mark the completion of an ambitious plan…
Read MoreThe Island’s front door!
Red Funnel has been told to “get its act together”, smarten up their yard and finish works to their marshalling…
Read MoreGreen Town Volunteers out for the Spring Clean
Green Town volunteers in Sandown and Shanklin organised a good tidy-up in the two towns during the Great British Spring…
Read MoreAll looking good for Walk the Wight 2021
It is looking very positive for Walk the Wight with Mountbatten this year. The latest indication is that most Covid…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: “Lollipops children, all free today!”
Do you remember Robert Helpmann’s menacing portrayal of the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I was only seven…
Read MoreChillerton School to remain open
Campaigners who fought to keep their village school open so that options for its future can be explored are celebrating…
Read MoreSteely Lora is up for the challenge
“Please, just give us some time” – that’s the key message from new Isle of Wight Council leader, Lora Peacey-Wilcox.…
Read MoreDredging continues in Newport Harbour
Years of sludge, silt and goodness knows what else is being removed from the River Medina in Newport as dredging…
Read MoreYacht stranded on shingle bank
The crew of a 40ft sailing yacht which ran aground on the shingle bank, two nautical miles south west of…
Read MoreGreen grant for gateway
Volunteers from Shanklin Green Towns, led by Tina Homden, are celebrating a grant from the South Western Railways Station Adoption…
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