Proms, Pride and more in this week's Isle of Wight County Press

Find an extra 16 pages – part two of our school proms coverage! <i>(Image: Paul Blackley)</i>
Find an extra 16 pages – part two of our school proms coverage! (Image: Paul Blackley)
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This week's Isle of Wight County Press is out in shops tomorrow (Friday, July 24) and it features picture spreads, the latest stories from the courts, features and much more.

Friday's issue features coverage of Festival of Heroes, Ventnor Fringe, Brighstone Horticultural Show and Isle of Wight Pride.

In the centre you will find an extra 16 pages – part two of our school proms coverage!

We also have the regular eight pages of puzzles, three pages of letters and opinion and our trader in the spotlight feature.

Pick up the Isle of Wight County Press in shops from tomorrow morning.

Where we've been

Here are just some of the places our reporters have been since last Thursday:

Ventnor Fringe, Festival of Heroes, IW Pride, Crown Court, Magistrates' Court, all over the Island for breaking news and we even took a trip on the Island Line train – read all about it!

Local democracy reporter

Our LDR, Rufus Pickles, has been to several public meetings in the last week or two, and has trawled through the planning portal. See what stories he has written.

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.

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