6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (98+ words) AN ISLE of Wight woman accused of drink driving while more than three times the limit, in a pick-up truck at a Wightlink ferry port on the mainland, is due to stand trial next year. Sophie Cawthray, of Jubilee Place,…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (367+ words) A team of 40 people will tackle a mud-filled endurance challenge in memory of a young mum. They will run the the 15km London Tough Mudder on Sunday, September 20 in honour of Isle of Wight mum Zoe Panayi, who died from melanoma…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (51+ words) Heritage Open Days: Free Entry and Guided Tours at Newport Roman Villa Isle of Wight County Press Find events in Isle of Wight and the surrounding areas using the Isle of Wight County Press local events calendar today. Those ads…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (202+ words) A careers festival is set to return to Newport’s Lord Louis Library. Isle of Wight Council's Care and Health Careers Festival will take place on Wednesday, September 16, from 10am to 2pm, welcoming people interested in the care and health sectors. It is…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (209+ words) A flag-raising ceremony has been held on the Isle of Wight to honour the commitment and sacrifice of emergency services personnel. The event took place outside County Hall on Wednesday and marked national Emergency Services Day, or 999 Day, which celebrates…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) A team of rowers will take on a 21-mile river challenge. Island Gig Rowers, based at Island Harbour, will compete in the Great River Race from Millwall Docks to Richmond this Saturday, September 12. The challenge is in support of Mountbatten…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (113+ words) Emergency services responded to a boat listing in Newport Harbour on the Isle of Wight this morning (Thursday, September 10). Coastguard teams from Ventnor attended Newport Quay to a report of an uncrewed sailing vessel listing, near the Riverside Centre. Fire…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (106+ words) An inquest has opened into the death of an Isle of Wight man, with a provisional cause given as heroin toxicity. Friends found Richard Bell, 38, unresponsive at his Solent Gardens home in Freshwater on May 4, the inquest heard at the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (146+ words) Heroin and alcohol toxicity has been listed as the provisional cause of death of an Isle of Wight chef. The inquest into the death of Daniel Hodgkinson, 43, of High Street, Sandown, opened at the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Court yesterday…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (296+ words) A STRETCH of Forest Road is set to remain closed for up to five days, following a water main burst that is causing major disruption. It is one of the busiest routes on the Isle of Wight, on the outskirts…...