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• West Wight Runner Jackie Follows PB Marathon Run With Eastenders Appearance

  A West Wight road runner is celebrating - and recovering - following a brilliant performance at the London Marathon on Sunday (21) and appearance on BBC One's flagship show the following day.

• West Wight Pub Can Now Be Listed As 'Asset Of Community Value'

  The Sun Inn in Hulverstone can now be listed as an ‘Asset of Community Value’ thanks to a campaign to secure the building's future.

• Royal Navy 'Bomb Squad' Called To Seaview Following Ordnance Alert

  A Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team joined police on the Isle of Wight this morning after reports of a potential unexploded ordnance in Seaview.

• Automated Gates Arrive On Wightlink’s FastCat Foot Passenger Route

  Foot passengers travelling on Wightlink’s FastCats between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier will be using automatic entrance gates at both ports by early May 2024.

• Help Keep Isle Of Wight Streets Neat – Bring Your Bin In

  Householders are being urged to keep #OurStreetsNeat and #BringYourBinIn as part of a campaign to clean up the Island.

• Two Passengers Injured Following Bus Crash In Ryde

  A bus crash has seen two passengers injured and the junction between George Street and Cross Street in Ryde blocked.

• Late Night Reports Of Collision Spark Extensive Land, Sea And Air Search

  A land, sea and air search was triggered late last (Saturday) night by several reports that a small boat had collided with the East Cowes breakwater.

• Islanders Taking On London Marathon Today For Local Charities

  Two Islanders have been training and making painstaking sacrifices to take part in today's London Marathon, where they'll be raising funds for local good causes.

• Four Men Arrested Following Rogue Trader Activities In East Cowes

  Four rogue traders have been arrested following a series of aggressive and fraudulent interactions on the Isle of Wight.

• Rugby Players Set To Scale Great Heights For Teddy

  The Ward family have a massive personal mountain to climb – Jess and Dan’s son, Teddy, aged just 22 months, has been diagnosed with the life-limiting condition called mitochondrial disease.

• Drug Driving, Domestic Abuse And Stalking Among Arrests Made As Police Target Isle Of Wight Criminals

  Policing teams across the Isle of Wight have joined together as part of a high visibility proactive effort to tackle Island criminality.

• Work Begins On ‘Monumental’ Mural Project At Historic Columbine Building

  APRIL marks the beginning of an ambitious artistic endeavour as muralist Alice Malia, along with a team of eight talented local artists, starts the creation of a large-scale mural on the Columbine Building in East Cowes. 

• More Acts Added To Isle Of Wight Festival Line-Up

  A TRIO of new acts have been announced for the Isle of Wight Festival Big Top this summer.

• St Mary’s Vaccination Hub Gets Ready For Spring Covid-19 Vaccinations

  St Mary’s Vaccination Hub is getting ready to open its doors to the public as the Covid-19 spring vaccination programme gets underway.

• Twenty Isle Of Wight Pubs Under Threat As Stonegate Issues Profit Warning

  More than 750 Stonegate pubs — including 20 on the Isle of Wight — are in serious danger of having pulled their last pint, the GMB Union has warned.

• Fundraiser Launched As Kezi's Kindness Founder Diagnosed With Incurable Cancer

  A fundraiser has been launched in aid of a kind-hearted charity organiser after she was diagnosed with incurable cancer.

• Bon Voyage — White-Tailed Eagle Soars To France

  The White-tailed Eagle project has recorded a novel feat this week, with one of the birds soaring to France!

• Goddards Brewery Scoops Four Top Industry Awards At International Competition

  Island-based brewery Goddards is celebrating after scooping four top accolades at the prestigious London Beer Competition, which took place last month.

• Briddlesford Road Crash Results In Two Injured

  A crash involving two vehicles in the outskirts of Newport this morning has resulted two people being injured.

• Isle Of Wight MP Extolls Virtues Of Joint Emergency Service Officers For Isle Of Wight

  Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely says he is looking at joint funding for local emergency services in a move to improve efficiency.