Derek’s 30-minute performance begins at 5pm on Friday.

The Regatta had a near record entry of one hundred and twelve crews and scullers from the thirteen participating clubs.

The Police and Crime Commissioner has been invited to visit the Bay area to meet with local people and discuss the crime and anti-social behaviour problems blighting the town.

Retailers say they have not been consulted and are up in arms about the road closure.

Works to resurface the road will be limited to daytime hours during the week, meaning the esplanade will be open to vehicles during evenings and at weekends with pedestrian access maintained at all times.

This fascinating talk about the conservation and preservation of the Mary Rose is expected to be very popular.

A whopping £1,600+ was raised at the Nightingale Hotel at the weekend as Amy Winehouse tribute act, Laura J Butler, performed to two packed audiences at the distinctive and eye-catching Shanklin Hotel.

The RNLI are seeking to move the lifeguard station on Sandown Beach and place it in a permanent position to save costs of removing and returning it each year.

The application for a house at Blythe Way, next to Batts Copse and Sibden Hill nature reserve in Shanklin, was turned down by councillors last year due to the size and scale of the building.

Presenting his talk on “Drones and other Unmanned Air Vehicles", Dr Stephen Prior from Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty at Southampton University comes highly recommended.

The roadworks will be undertaken at a time when the coastal weather shouldn't hamper too much with the schedule, allowing work to be completed before the May Bank Holidays.