Young Newport runner claims Parkrun record
Mal ButlerA seven-year-old, from Newport, is claiming an unofficial world record for Junior Parkrun. Phoenix Docksey, who attends Carisbrooke CE Primary…
Read MoreRos Parker to step down from IW College
Isle of Wight ObserverThe principal of the Isle of Wight College, Ros Parker, will step down at the end of the 2026 academic…
Read MoreHockey talent to be nurtured in training sessions
Five members of the IOW Hockey Club, Rafaella Jones, Polly Rider, Evie Fairhurst, Oscar Purser, and Cian Smallwood-Butler, have been…
Read MoreTotland Aquathon opens club’s summer series
Nineteen Wight Tri members took part in the first event of the club’s summer series — the Totland Aquathon —…
Read MoreSpeedway needs more help to return in 2025
It is intended to stage a seven-meeting speedway season, at Smallbrook stadium, between July and September, but more help and…
Read MoreTop table tennis raises £1,700 for Mountbatten
The annual Mountbatten Charity Table Tennis Tournament took place on Saturday, June 7, attracting 48 players – 35 of them…
Read MoreFive new houses for St Helens?
Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy ReporterFive ‘high quality’ houses could be built beside a former Isle of Wight train station. Applicants Stratton and Raben have…
Read MoreRYS supports IW young workers
An Island charity is celebrating a decade of helping young people into training, education and employment, particularly in the marine…
Read MorePolice appeal following fatal collision in Shanklin
Officers were called at 6.09pm on Monday, 16 June to reports of a collision on Church Road, Shanklin. The collision…
Read MoreCould the Island keep its council?
The government has not ruled out the Isle of Wight Council remaining a unitary authority. Whitehall has welcomed ‘additional thinking’…
Read MoreCouncil campaigners say life’s better by bike
Islanders are being urged to swap short car journeys for cycling this month, as part of the Isle of Wight…
Read MoreIsland groups join forces to help young people thrive
More than 110 people from across the Island gathered this week for the ‘Together for Children: Collaboration and Partnership’ conference,…
Read MoreCouncil strikes gold in Green Impact awards
The IW Council has received a gold award for its environmental work at County Hall and Sea Street, as part…
Read MoreFriends of the Animals benefit from quiz night
This year’s annual community quiz, at Trinity Theatre in Cowes, has raised £600 for Friends of the Animals, supporting the…
Read MoreMinster seeks memories for life events exhibition
Newport Minster is asking Islanders to delve into their family photo albums and memories, as it prepares a new exhibition…
Read MoreSheepdog Trials brings visitors from across UK
Competitors from across the country took part in the Isle of Wight sheepdog trials at Rowlands Lane, Havenstreet. Visitors arrived…
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