Winter Wonderland market this Sunday kicks off four weeks of festive celebrations in Ventnor (updated)
Winter Wonderland market this Sunday kicks off four weeks of festive celebrations in Ventnor (updated)
Storm Bert likely to bring strong winds and disruption to cross-Solent travel: Met Office issues weather warning
Storm Bert likely to bring strong winds and disruption to cross-Solent travel: Met Office issues weather warning
3, July 2024·1 min readArreton to host charity garden open day in support of Home-Start and Scouts (updated)Arreton opens four gardens for Home-Start charity and the Scouts; enjoy cream teas, plants on Sunday 14th July
27, August 2024·1 min readIsle of Wight Photographic Society launches new seasonIsle of Wight's longest-standing photographic society opens season with AGM
28, August 2024·1 min readJoin the end-of-summer celebrations at Arreton with fete and dog competitionArreton Cricket Club welcomes all to a free summer fair and first ever dog show event
10, September 2024·3 min readCampaign groups mobilise as Isle of Wight council proposes closing six primary schools: Meetings and petitions gathering pace (updated)Parents form campaign groups and launch petitions to oppose six potential Isle of Wight closures
22, October 2024·2 min readWight Building Materials seeks extended timeline for Arreton quarry restorationApplication to extend Quarry land restoration to 2026 due to Isle of Wight economic shifts
25, October 2024·1 min readCentral rural parents consider school merger amid closure proposalsIn light of school closure plans, parents from three villages propose a school merger, urging parents and pupils to suggest the same in last week of the school closure consultation
25, October 2024·1 min readCouncillor Ellis champions community-led school solution to avoid rural school closuresCouncillor Ellis criticises plans that may leave rural Isle of Wight without schools
30, October 2024·3 min readBishop of Portsmouth calls for reconsideration on the closure of Church of England schoolsBishop of Portsmouth steps in to call a halt to the potential closure of three Isle of Wight Church of England schools
1, November 2024·1 min readFour escaped raccoons on the Isle of Wight: Check sheds and bonfire pilesEscaped raccoons alert: call or email sightings, check local sheds and bonfires
6, November 2024·1 min readFourth escaped raccoon from Isle of Wight zoo park foundSearch over as last raccoon escapee returned to Amazon World Zoo at 2.30am