False alarm as bomb found at waste centre
Chris CornfordPolice and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were called to one of the Island refuge/waste centres on Monday after…
Read MoreHolmsey A word of advice for politicians
Until last week, Stuart Brown was an aspiring candidate for the Island Conservatives at the forthcoming council elections. I was…
Read MoreClosed footpath will be open again soon
A row over a closed footpath in Freshwater is expected to be resolved in the next few weeks. Locals were…
Read MoreA good home for all your unwanted gardening tools
Ventnor Youth Club is asking the community to donate some spare gardening tools and equipment for its latest project –…
Read MoreA day in the life of a SPIIOW volunteer
The last 12 months have been particularly challenging for Suicide Prevention & Intervention Isle of Wight (SPIIOW), an Island based…
Read MoreMore than £6,000 to go to Island charities from co-op fundraising
More than £5,600 was raised last year at The Co-operative Food stores on the Isle of Wight, thanks to the…
Read MoreRosy sends a love letter to Compton
A photographer and painter, who has been stuck at home in Banbury and has been longing to get back to…
Read MoreSuperheroes go to school
Superheroes flew in to Cowes to support Comic Relief 2021 on Friday (March 19). Children and staff at Lanesend Primary…
Read MoreMicrochip reunites Jess with his family
A missing moggie has been reunited with his family thanks to his microchip after disappearing almost 14 years ago. Jess…
Read MoreWe’ll miss those Mondo moments
The Isle of Wight Zoo has announced the loss of one of their much-loved tigers, Mondo, who died last Thursday…
Read MoreSquat`s going on?
A group of heritage activists, who were squatting in the Ocean Hotel fearing an important slice of Sandown’s history could…
Read MoreTown council looks forward to a ‘fantastic opportunity’
A major step forward in transferring the ownership of Ryde Harbour to Ryde Town Council (RTC) took place last week…
Read More‘Disneyland opportunity’ for Sandown says leader
The Isle of Wight Council’s leader has called plans for the regeneration of Dinosaur Isle a ‘Disneyland opportunity’. It has…
Read MoreSpectacular summer of speedway ahead
Plans are going ahead for a summer of speedway racing on the Island as co-owners Barry Bishop and Martin Widman…
Read More2021 is 90th Anniversary of Britain’s favourite race
Entries for the world-famous Round the Island Race opened at 00.01 this morning (Friday). Organised by the Island Sailing Club…
Read MoreA dog is for life, not just Christmas – or lockdown
It’s been more than 40 years since the slogan ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’ was coined,…
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