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NEXT year's Island Games in Guernsey have been postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic — a decision which will leave sportsmen and women across the Isle of Wight bitterly disappointed.  The International Island Games Association (IIGA) announced

NEWPORT are buoyant after winning an eight-goal thriller, while the Yachtsmen sunk straight to the bottom of the Sydenhams Wessex Premier after being hit for six this afternoon (Saturday).   The goals flew in, in each of the matches involving the

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team has issued a plea after concerns were raised about a yacht which sank on the River Medina, while Cowes RNLI spent three and a half hours searching for the occupants of a dinghy found abandoned on a slipway at East Cowes

GLOBAL yachtsman and respected community worker Peter Garratt has died at the age of 71. Born in Stanmore, Middlesex on September 15, 1948, Mr Garratt regularly visited the Island from a young age, originally staying in Niton and Bonchurch, before

As the County Press stated last week, the IW Hunt Ltd directors, Antony Blest and John Curtis, by allowing the dogs to bark and/or howl, caused a statutory nuisance. Some years ago, (as shown in the CP archives) the hunt was taken to court for

A brand new CT scanner has made it safely across The Solent, to the Isle of Wight, thanks to the work of specialist teams. Scroll through pictures (above) of its journey to St Mary's hospital today... It was transported to East Cowes by barge

An Isle of Wight coastguard team was called to the aid of a yacht aground off East Cowes, this lunchtime (Saturday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue team was called out, in blustery conditions, at around midday. The problem was quickly dealt with and

A COLLABORATIVE event between volunteers, Vectis Quilters of Cowes and Ryde fabric shop the Stitching Elmers is now underway. The quilting fundraiser is aiming to raise money for charity shops in the town. All the shops are now displaying various

ISLE of Wight charity Independent Arts has welcomed two new trustees to its board. The first is glass artist Brian Marriott, who ran a successful design company on the Island prior to retirement. He mentors design degree students at the Isle

STAFF at Asda in Newport have donated two large cages of food to the local community. Salvation Army members Rodney and Lillian Bean collected the donations last week, and they will now be shared with homeless people and others in need. Asda's

AFTER some intense cup football this past few weeks, the Isle of Wight's top clubs can focus on getting vital points on the board when they return to league action this afternoon (Saturday). It has not been an auspicious start for the Island's

A search is underway off Cowes and East Cowes. It is after an abandoned tender boat was reported to HM Coastguard. Cowes RNLI is in the area, along with the Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team. SHOUT 📟 Cowes Lifeboat launched 0829 and

Motorists are being warned to watch out for an extra wide load, due to be moved between East Cowes and Newport's St Mary's hospital this morning (Saturday). Scroll down for latest update on this story. Just what WAS it? It is due to get underway

Isle of Wight employer IFPL says 25 jobs are at risk - with production likely to be worst affected. The design and manufacturing firm, based near Shalfleet, supplies hardware to the coronavirus-hit airline industry. Chief operating officer

WHILE in St Thomas’ Square, Newport, the other day I noticed en passant that Oggies fish restaurant was for sale. Then I popped into the wonderful Oxfam bookshop; a veritable smorgasbord of donated biographies, vintage paperbacks and plenty of

I write in response to the article (CP, 18-09-20) ‘IW housing targets flawed’. The government policy of ‘’build, build, build” has resulted in a target of 1,045 houses to be built on the Island per year. This number is calculated by a one-formula-suits-all

SECONDARY school students have been smoking cannabis — next to a primary school and family centre. Students were spotted in the lane that runs up the side of Carisbrooke Primary School, off Wellington Road. A complaint was issued to the police

Christian Williams spends his life either behind the wheel of a supercar or a microphone. In the second instalment of his exciting new monthly motoring column for the County Press, the DJ and ‘most hugged man in Britain’ tells us why Chris Evans

Isle of Wight electronic duo HigherVibes are celebrating. Best friends Neil McCallum and Luis Palomo have scored a record deal with Norway-based One Shot Records. Proving Island life is no barrier to success when it comes to making beautiful music

THE Royal Marines Association on the Isle of Wight, with other team members on the mainland, are quarter of the way through an ambitious charity event. The Around the World in 80 days virtual trek, which involves individually recorded daily walks