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New chair and vice chair for Isle of Wight Council
The Isle of Wight Council has elected a new chair - but it took a casting vote to make it happen. Former vice chair Cllr Karl Love, of the Alliance Group, has tonight (Wednesday) been chosen for the role of chair, taking over from Cllr Claire Critchison
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Long-standing Newport card and gift shop bids farewell ahead of closure
A popular and long-standing Isle of Wight card and gift shop will close its doors for the final time later this month. Event, on South Street in Newport, has been a mainstay for Islanders for decades – having previously been known as Cards For
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County Press 'lily-livered' reporter braving firewalk for St Catherine's School
ONE County Press reporter will be touching toes to red-hot coals in a few weeks’ time, in a bid to raise money for St Catherine’s School. Our very own Liam Chorley, lily-livered by his own admission, will be taking part in an exhilarating sponsored
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Cricket fixtures for May 18 and last weekend's results
HERE are all the latest fixtures and results involving Isle of Wight cricket teams. RESULTS — SATURDAY, MAY 11 Southern Premier League, Division 1: Calmore Sports v Ventnor (match cancelled: ground unplayable). Hampshire League, Division
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Goddards Brewery hosting free entry event for 150MND challenge finale
Islanders are urged to support a 150-mile challenge that will culminate on the Isle of Wight - with free entry at Goddards Brewery as part of the celebrations. 150MND is coming to the Island after starting their journey from Twickenham Stadium
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Revised access route proposed for new gravel extraction site in Wootton
Two years after a gravel extraction site was first proposed for Wootton, a new access route has been put forward. Plans to extract sand and gravel at Palmers Farm, off rural Brocks Copse Road, near Alverstone, Wootton and Whippingham, were first
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Update as main Newport town centre route reopens after roadworks
A main Isle of Wight town centre route is now fully open after highway improvement works were completed ahead of schedule. Roadworks started at Church Litten — one of the busiest routes into Newport town centre — last Tuesday (May 7). The
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Will there be a change at the top of the Isle of Wight Council tonight?
8:58pm The meeting has concluded. 8:58pm
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Ryde man used stolen mallet to batter Island rehab centre's front door
A Ryde man will be sentenced later this year, after admitting using a stolen rubber mallet to batter the door of an Isle of Wight addiction rehabilitation centre. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it was alerted to reports of an incident
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Emergency measures due to prison overcrowding force court delays
Some court appearances are set to be delayed as part of an emergency measure to deal with prison overcrowding in England. The plan, known as Operation Early Dawn, began on Wednesday morning and aims to better manage the flow of cases through magistrates
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Police investigation after two bikes are stolen from garage
A POLICE investigation is underway after two bikes were stolen from a garage on the Isle of Wight overnight. Officers have been alerted to an incident at an address on Melbourne Street in Newport, wherein two bikes were stolen. It happened
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Islander Georgie buzzing at being in new TV series of Great British Sewing Bee
A TOWN councillor and former radio DJ from the Isle of Wight has been named as a contestant on popular TV show The Great British Sewing Bee. Islander, Georgie Carter, a once well known voice on Isle of Wight Radio, is one of the contestants in
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Island's white-tailed eagles are not eating livestock, study shows
WHITE-TAILED eagles reintroduced on the Isle of Wight are eating prey such as cuttlefish and rabbits, and there are “no conflicts” with livestock farming, experts say. A study involving hundreds of hours watching white-tailed eagles released on
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Rugby veterans bring home the cup against Petersfield
Isle of Wight rugby's Sandown & Shanklin RFC Veterans have clinched the Hampshire Veterans Cup in style, by overpowering Petersfield RFC Veterans in a thrilling match, on Sunday, May 12. PETERSFIELD VETERANS 22 - 80 SANDOWN AND SHANKLIN VETERANS
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Shanklin childcare centre 'proud' of latest Ofsted rating
An Isle of Wight childcare centre with "passionate" staff and an "ambitious" curriculum has been rated as 'good' by Ofsted. Inspectors visited Furzehill Childcare Centre, at St Blasius Shanklin CE Primary Academy, Albert Road, Shanklin on April
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Software firm's generous donation helps fund girl's legacy
Sandown-based software development firm ICRTouch has donated £2,000 to Isle of Wight charity, Sophie's Legacy. The charity was established in honour of Sophie Fairall, who died from cancer in 2021. It was during her hospital stay that Sophie composed
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Domestic abuser on "last warning" after drunken assault
A drunk domestic abuser from the Isle of Wight has been spared jail, but was given a "last warning" by a judge. Glen Millmore, of Gate Lane, Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Friday, May 10. He previously pleaded guilty
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Celebration of Island's RNLI boatbuilders at bank holiday exhibition
High quality boat building has been taking place for the RNLI on the banks of the River Medina during the last 190 years - and still continues today. For the RNLI's 200th anniversary, the staff of East Cowes Heritage Centre will be filling the
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Cowes is bottom of sewage spill pile as Nish Kumar fronts spoof film
Friends of the Earth says, across the whole of England, a popular Isle of Wight beach was worst hit by sewage in 2023. The environment group has revealed more than 440,000 hours of sewage was released along England’s coastline last year - including
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'Ramblers are wrong to want to walk through Osborne's land'
Charles Bull, Calbourne: I read with interest and dismay about the protest by the Isle of Wight Ramblers' Association over access through Osborne House (CP 10-05-24). A demand to use someone else’s property with no personal responsibility