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101 individuals and 11 teams took part at the event last weekend, which involves a 600m swim in the pool, 35km bike ride along Military rode to Brighstone and a 7.5km run along the River Yar.
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Direct from San Francisco, Dimbola will be hosting a gig this week by the Americana music legend, Barry Melton. You might remember his name from Country Joe and the Fish, as well as The Dinosaurs.
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Ofsted inspectors visited this Isle of Wight primary school for the first time since 2013.
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Dig out your very best Day of the Dead fancy dress for the Cow Co Halloween Tap N Ale party next month. Tickets selling fast so get yours before the all go.
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Wightlink Chief Executive, Keith Greenfield, paid tribute today to the crew of Wight Sky ferry, "who acted in an exemplary manner throughout to deal with the incident and minimise disruption to customers".
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A fire broke out on the Wightlink Yarmouth ferry on Tuesday night with one crew member having to be taken to hospital.
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Well done to all who took part the 2017 Solent Swim last weekend. They are on course to raise around £20,000!
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What better way to celebrate Isle of Wight Day (23rd September) than with a cycle ride through the beautiful West Wight. OnTheWight has details of how to take part, so why not gather together friends and join in.
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As well as the usual great food and drink, the last Summer Shindig at Tapnell Farm sees stilt-walkers, a close-up magician and fire eaters for the ultimate thrill and visual spectacle! Book now to eat the restaurant on the night.
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The single vehicle collision took place on Friday evening and resulted in the loss of live of this Freshwater man, who leaves behind a four year old son.
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Get set for the penultimate Summer Shindig - there's a very special outdoor screening of the film SING! - an animated comedy every member of the family will love. Free entry and free parking!
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Major reconstruction works of the road and improvements to the footway in this busy Freshwater road will take place next month.
