After a year out due to Covid, the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Cowes Week lunch made a triumphant return to the scene today (Wednesday). Around 150 guests (a sell out) attended the barbecue and drinks event at the Island Sailing Club.
STINKING sewage is coming up out of the road at Nunwell Street in Sandown. Flies can be seen swarming round the sewage, which is seeping out of a hole in the pavement and swimming down the road. UPDATE: The sewer is now being fixed See
THE Island's Covid rolling rate has fallen today, daily data from Public Health England shows. The rate dropped from 191.90 to 183.40 cases per 100,000 people. The UK rate is currently 275. There were 31 cases added to the Island's cumulative
PLANS for seven homes in Gurnard are back — despite being rejected late last year. Proposals from Glen Hepburn, of Hepburns Planning Consultancy, have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for the housing scheme on Lower Church Road and Cockleton
The Isle of Wight's annual Cowes Week sailing regatta is underway and there have been some spectacular scenes on the water. Scroll through the photos above... Monday was a deluge of rain for a time, while Tuesday and Wednesday saw very little
A WOMAN from the Isle of Wight was treated to a nasty shock earlier today (Wednesday) as she prepared to devour some of her newly purchased tiger baguette from Tesco. Karen Peck purchased the bread, known for having stripes similar to the big cats
A footpath in Ventnor has been closed after what Island Roads calls the 'isolated movement' of a part of the failed section of the retaining wall on Belgrave Road. It says, as a precaution, the Esplanade Road footway is now also closed. Island
A ROBBERY and theft has seen a man jailed and a woman spared — after the pair ambushed their victim under a Newport bridge. Bailey Exposite, of Love Lane, Cowes, and Lily Nash, of Arnold Yard, Brading, appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court
Look out to The Solent this Cowes Week and you will not fail to spot the Royal Navy's HMS Ledbury, which is at anchor among all those tiny yachts setting out for a day of wind-powered racing (or at least, then there's enough wind). Scroll down
AN ISLE of Wight man who was the brains behind the formation of Project Planet in 2018 is set for an ambitious world record attempt. Oliver 'Oly' Rush set up the organisation with a mission to energise, inspire and enable the youth community to
WALKERS are being urged not to attempt the low-tide walk to St Helens sea fort from the beaches of Bembridge and St Helens again this year, after advice from the Isle of Wight Safety Advisory Group. Previous gatherings to attempt the walk have
MORE than 120 properties in Shanklin are without power this afternoon (Wednesday). Supplier SSE has apologised and says its engineers are aware of the problem. It says it was notified at about 11.43am and says power is expected to be restored
This weekend, it's time to roll back the years and get your dancing shoes on for the fun of Jack Up the Summer! Scroll down for how to enter... The Isle of Wight County Press has teamed up with the organisers of the Isle of Wight's very own
THREE candidates are standing in tomorrow's (Thursday) by-election for Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) — after the previously successful candidate felt it was not right to take office. There has been a vacancy since the May 5 election
Two people escaped with minor injuries when three cars collided on Calbourne Road on Tuesday night. Police were called to the Middle Road just before 5pm. It meant traffic was very slow in the area during the rush hour, with some diverting
Isle of Wight police are appealing for a key witness to an incident on Ocean View Road in Ventnor. It involved two vehicles and happened at around 4.35pm, on July 28. It was reported that a Peugeot was forced off the road by another vehicle
A man has suffered head injuries and Isle of Wight police are investigating reports of an assault in Sandown. Hampshire Constabulary says its officers were called to a bus stop on Victoria Road just before 9.30pm, on Tuesday. Police say the
Ryde Rowing Club's regatta, which was due to be held this weekend, has been cancelled. The event, planned for Saturday, was already long-delayed due to the impact of Covid-19. The club is based at Appley, where work is ongoing to fix a collapsed
Bembridge's RNLI crew was called to help a yacht which was taking on water, off St Catherine's Point, last night (Tuesday). The 22 foot boat was 12 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight. The all weather lifeboat - the RNLB Alfred Albert
A SUMMER pantomime? Oh yes it is! After the sell-out success of Full Circle, Bembridge Little Theatre Club is preparing for its next production, a summer panto entitled A Bard in the Hand. William Shakespeare is lodging with Dame Barnet, a
SATURDAY August 21 will see funnyman Sean Collins return to the Isle of Wight alongside comedy partner Craig Campbell with their hilarious new show. No Restrictions will take place at East Cowes Town Hall and will be Sean’s third time on the Island
The main stage at the Isle of Wgith Festival has seen many of the biggest names in rock...from The Rolling Stones to Fleetwood Mac, The Police to Paul McCartney And every year there has also been the winner of Wight Noize, the Isle of Wight competition
Bembridge Harbour Trust has lost its bid for a Judicial Review against the Isle of Wight Council's planning decision on the harbour. The judge ruled there were insufficient grounds to challenge Bembridge Investments Limited’s (BIL) application
A CLEANER from East Cowes accused of seriously injuring a man with a crowbar, has appeared before Isle of Wight magistrates. Jerry Lee Russell, of Gort Road, declined to offer a plea to inflicting grievous bodily harm on Benjamin Furmidge, at East
