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Real ale drinkers will soon have a new spot to visit on the Isle of Wight – the Cowes Ale House, reports iwcp.co.uk. Owners Mark and Debbie Ridett already run… Read more »

Exodus Travels has been revealed as the new sponsor of this year’s Isle of Wight Walking Festival, dailyecho.co.uk reports. The company, which organises activity holidays, will offer participants a chance… Read more »

Paul Weller, Lawson and Ke$ha are amongst the acts announced to perform at this years Isle of Wight Festival, reports capitalfm.com. They join the remaining acts already confirmed for the… Read more »

Tourist board VisitEngland hopes to inspire UK residents to take more holidays at home with a new Facebook campaign, reports corpcommsmagazine.co.uk. The new Facebook app is entitled ‘101 Things To… Read more »

A series of environmentally-minded events have been lined up for various locations around the Island this winter, iwcp.co.uk reports. Whilst this time of year is a typically quiet period as… Read more »

The Isle of Wight has been named the dinosaur capital of Britain following the publication of a new study, reports telegraph.co.uk. Dr Paul Barrett from the Natural History Museum has… Read more »

Over 100 people have lobbied Wightlink to reconsider its decision to cut its services across the Solent, iwradio.co.uk reports. The ferry operator has said it needs to cut loss-making sailings… Read more »

Hovertravel is to hold consultations with residents and travellers to the Isle of Wight regarding potential service changes, justwight.com reports. The company, which runs the hovercraft service between Southsea and… Read more »

British angler Eric Binding has become the talk of the fishing world with his capture of a 37lb 8oz giant cod – taken south of the Nab area on the… Read more »

Those taking Isle of Wight breaks this Christmas should take the road closures across the island very seriously, the local council has confirmed. This applies to local residents, too, who… Read more »