Isle of Wight County Press out tomorrow - here's what's inside

The paper features picture spreads of beaches over the Bank Holiday weekend and coverage of the Pink Ladies tractor convoy and Cowes Fringe.

The new Isle of Wight councillors met at the County Hall for the first time since the election on Wednesday (May 27) - we have all you need to know about the vote for leader, chair and committee chairs.

The newspaper also has pictures of the Chillerton Scarecrow Festival and Vectis RFC's children's tag rugby festival.

Pick it up in shops from tomorrow morning!

Local democracy

Local Democracy Reporter Rufus Pickles has been reporting on Island politics and planning.

He reported live from the chamber at County Hall as Cllr Jonathan Bacon was voted as the leader of the Isle of Wight Council and Cllr Ian Dore was re-elected as chair.

Additionally, Rufus's reporting has detail of new committee leaders, appointed at the first meeting of Full Council since the elections earlier this month.

Where we've been

Here are some places we have been for this week's newspaper: Triple A Records, Magistrates's Court, Crown Court, County Hall, Quay Arts, Pink Ladies tractor convoy, Cowes Fringe, the Jimi Hendrix exhibition at Dimbola Lodge, Wootton Bridge Parish Council and all over the Island for breaking news.

Your County Press

Find the County Press in shops across the Island, or subscribe to countypress.co.uk to read the digital flip-through edition.

The County Press is the biggest selling local weekly newspaper in the country.

The Isle of Wight County Press's online growth in 2025 was up an incredible 27 per cent year on year in in page views - on top of 2024's previous record-breaking figures.

The website recorded its best month ever for page views in June 2025 at 3.7 million, according to industry comparison tool SimilarWeb.