OnTheWight: Isle of Wight News

Sandown Trove, a portrait in words and photographs, is the culmination of the Sandown Scribe project led by Tracy Mikich. Catch it this week onthewight.com/sandown-trove… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Save the date - Free Christmas fun for children and adults at East Cowes Town Hall onthewight.com/free-christma… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Free Sandown event sells out as Town of Culture bid nears deadline onthewight.com/town-of-cultu… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Ventnor school invites community to carols, Christmas market, raffle and bauble dedications onthewight.com/st-catherines… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Red Funnel wins Maritime Solent diversity award for opening up maritime careers onthewight.com/red-funnel-wi… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Organised by the IW Jazz Weekend team, Canadian guitarist Lorne Lofsky joins Nigel Price’s quartet at Newport’s Apollo Theatre onthewight.com/nigel-price-a… #IsleofWight

Photographer’s images of beach rubbish go on show in Ryde phone box onthewight.com/island-photog… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Newport care home downgraded by watchdog over safety and staffing, though staff praised onthewight.com/newport-care-… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Island guitarist Andy Strickland has released his first solo single onthewight.com/the-loft-guit… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Island council’s improvement board criticised as secretive, but County Hall defends it onthewight.com/isle-of-wight… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Paul Knights’ new short film brings Island autumn scenery to those unable to venture outdoors - It's a perfect stress buster for those stuck behind a computer screen too! onthewight.com/autumn-landsc… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Brading Youth Club’s Jamie Hancox wins South East regional award at national ceremony onthewight.com/isle-of-wight… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Rachael Randall confirmed as permanent chair of Ryde Neighbourhood Board following interviews onthewight.com/rachael-randa… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Author Peter J. Murray launched his new book with two Halloween events last week onthewight.com/isle-of-wight… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Microsoft's proposal for a tech centre in Southampton could bring new job opportunities onthewight.com/microsoft-pla… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Footprint Trust backs national campaign highlighting fuel poverty’s impact on Island residents onthewight.com/footprint-tru… #iwnews #IsleofWight @footprinttrust

Carisbrooke Castle Museum asks donors for £2,500 to help restore two royal portraits onthewight.com/carisbrooke-c… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Long-awaited road repairs for Camp Hill, Albany and Parkhurst estates finally confirmed onthewight.com/contractor-ap… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Free EV parking in Island council car parks ends on 16th November 2026 onthewight.com/free-parking-… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Reform councillor addresses charges against suspended colleague onthewight.com/isle-of-wight… #iwnews #IsleofWight