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Happy Holbrook’s hockey hat-tricks

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IW Men 1st XI drew 2-2 at home to Alton in South Central Division One, with Nathan Bruce on target…

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Amelie Haworth, of Godshill, is poised for success at the squash English Junior Championships (EJC) in London this weekend, having…

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In Hampshire Counties Two, Sandown & Shanklin Hurricanes secured a resounding 102-0 home victory, scoring 16 tries against Chichester 2nd…

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Matt was Sharp to the finish line

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Ryde harriers’ Matt Sharp came home in 53m 50s, to win the Ryde 10-mile race, narrowly ahead of fellow harriers,…

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Ryde Town Council set to charge residents £10 more a year

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An Isle of Wight town council will charge its residents around £10 more a year. It comes as Ryde Town…

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A mural could be added at an Island gateway

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An eye-catching mural, celebrating the Isle of Wight’s historical industrial innovations and iconic wildlife, could be added at a gateway…

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Ryde Town Council vacancy due to drink driving

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A town councillor has resigned on the Isle of Wight after admitting to drink driving. Tom Hanley, of Ryde Town…

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There are changes ahead for fine dining on the Island. Thompson’s restaurant, on Town Lane in Newport, is closing next…

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Police on the Island are appealing for witnesses to a sexual assault that occurred on Pan Estate. At around 8pm…

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East Cowes playpark opens in Keziah’s memory

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An East Cowes children’s play park is now complete, five years after it opened in memory of six-year-old Keziah Flux-Edmonds,…

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Undercliff Drive hopes have been dashed by the Council

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Hopes of the Undercliff Drive reopening to traffic have been dashed by the IW Council. Council leader, Phil Jordan, has…

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Boost from dancers for Isle of Wight Alzheimer’s Café

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The Oyster Girls’ Morris Dancers recently made a donation of £800, to the Island’s Alzheimer’s Café on the Island. This…

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Hockey heartache – Island men’s team loses 8-2

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Division One South, IW Men’s team lost 8-2 away, at 10th-placed Gillingham, with consolation goals from Nathan Bruce and Lewis…

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Royal visits remembered in a new film focusing on the Bay

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Sandown & District Historical Association, working with Shanklin Voluntary Youth & Community Centre, have launched the first cut of a…

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Budget uncertainties about what funding the council is to receive

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