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Shanklin Takes Top Spot In UK Sunshine Ranking
Shanklin has been named the UK’s sunniest spot in a new Met Office data study . The study reveals the top-10 sunniest destinations in the...

Dominic Kureen
17 hours ago


Isle Of Wight Chamber Business Award Winners For 2025 Announced
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025 with WRS have been presented in a glittering ceremony hosted by TV and radio...

Dominic Kureen
18 hours ago


Vecta House Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of VE Day With Joyous Garden Party
Vecta House care home in Newport echoed with laughter, music, and patriotic cheer yesterday as residents, staff, families, and friends...

Dominic Kureen
1 day ago


Survival Success — Abandoned Kittens Welcomed By RSPCA Isle Of Wight
Members of RSPCA Isle of Wight's cattery have been working around the clock, hand-rearing two tiny, abandoned kittens. Ember and Lumen...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Wonderful Quarr Abbey Outing Brings Smiles To Newport Care Home Residents' Faces
On the first day of May, care home staff at Newport's Orchard House welcomed the arrival of spring with a delightful outing to Quarr...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Isle Of Wight Singer Ruby Goes Country For Latest Single
Isle of Wight singer Ruby has taken on the country music genre for her latest single, Beck and Call Girl, which is available to stream...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Countdown To Workwear Island Charity Football Match In Support Of Mountbatten
With just two weeks to go until the highly anticipated Workwear Island Charity Football Match, excitement is building as the event edges...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Protest songs and poems get Barton pupils heard by local decision-makers
Year 5 students at Barton Primary School expressed their concerns about issues including racism, human rights and the environment...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Marathon Funds Raised For Isle of Wight Sea Pool By Local Man Ian
Isle of Wight resident Ian Wallace recently completed his first ever Marathon (2025 Southampton Marathon) and raised £800 for the Isle of...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Local NHS Supporting Armed Forces Community This Mental Health Awareness Week
Isle of Wight NHS Trust will be welcoming Op Courage to St Mary’s Hospital during Mental Health Awareness Week, to lend a supportive ear...

Dominic Kureen
4 days ago


Marine Inspired Mural Project Unveiled At Annual Ryde Town Meeting
Plans for an exciting new mural project along Appley Seafront were unveiled at Ryde’s annual town meeting on Wednesday the 30th April by...

Dominic Kureen
5 days ago


Relay And Rescue: Cowes Mayday Event Showcases Lifesaving Services With White Dolphin Dive Club
The community of Cowes and beyond showed their strong support for the RNLI on Saturday as Cowes Lifeboat Station hosted a successful Mayday fundraising event.

Dominic Kureen
5 days ago


Wes Anderson Cover Band To Play Isle Of Wight Gig This Weekend
A band which covers music from the films of Wes Anderson will perform on the Isle of Wight this weekend.

Dominic Kureen
6 days ago


PC Consultants Receive King’s Award For Enterprise
PC Consultants has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity, one of 197 organisations nationally to be...

Dominic Kureen
6 days ago


Honours Awards Celebrate Ryde’s Local Heroes
Ryde Town Council announced the winners of its 2025 Honours Awards, presented during the Annual Town Meeting held on 30 April. This year,...

Dominic Kureen
6 days ago


Island Sailor Arthur Farley Set To Compete In World Championships In China
This week sees Island sailor Arthur Farley prepare for his biggest sailing challenge so far. The ILCA World Championships take place in...

Dominic Kureen
7 days ago


New Trading Card Shop Opens in Newport’s Central Market
A brand-new trading card shop opened in Newport at the weekend, bringing a fresh offering to collectors on the Isle of Wight. Trading...

Dominic Kureen
7 days ago


New G4 Mountbatten Song Celebrates Iconic Walk The Wight Event
A brand new song, celebrating Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s iconic fundraising event, Walk the Wight, is released today (Tuesday, 6 May,...

Dominic Kureen
7 days ago


Mottistone Manor’s Long Room Opens To Public For First Time
The National Trust has announced that, for the first time, the Long Room at Mottistone Manor will open to visitors from 1 May. Once known...

Dominic Kureen
May 2


Secondary Schools Annual Basketball Tournaments See Hundreds Of Island Children Shine
The Spring term witnessed the fourth instalment of the annual secondary basketball tournaments organised by Michael Peake of Carisbrooke...

Dominic Kureen
May 2
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