The Isle of Wight News's judges have been out and about for the past two weeks examining all the window-boxes that have entered this years competition. As usual, the competition has been fierce with some amazing window boxes, but there can only be...
Since records began in 1978, Druids have congregated at the Camp Hill standing stones to celebrate the Half-Solstice. This archaic and mystic rite attracts druids from as far away as Ryde to perform their esoteric rituals as the sun rises over Camp H...
Ryde man, Piers Dearlove of The Smeltings, Outhouse Lane in Ryde was left in tatters today when his insurers refused to pay out on his contents insurance policy, supposedly because he had made a suspicious claim following an accident at the family re...
A Ventnor couple, Julian, 24, and Julie Jules, 24, are to divorce after a row over a teapot. As reported last week, it was discovered that a teapot with matching cup and saucer left to Julian by his grandmother was a valuable antique Dutch teapot...
Julie, 24, and Julian Jules, 25, of Ventnor had a tidy little windfall last week. Julian's grandmother, Jillian, had left them an ornate flowery teapot, single cup and saucer in her will. Jillian Jules was well known in Ventnor, and was often seen...
In a novel twist on the mainland stories of banks held up by a banana, Turley's Greengrocers in Shanklin was held up on Tuesday by a man waving a menacing wad of cash. "I was proper scared," said greengrover, Hurley Turley, 49 of Shanklin. "He cam...
Last Thursday's Meeting of the Back of the Wight Antiquarian Society furnished the gathered members with a fascinating and entertaining series of glimpses into Compton, Brook, Hulverstone and Mottistone in bygone days, as well as a wider view of the...
Island retailers are likely to be bracing themselves for a new challenge to their various customer-bases after two reported sightings of 19th-century mountebanks in the Calbourne area yesterday, writes Business, Fishing & Education Correspondent...
SWIMMING WITH THE GOLDFISH by Suzie Jones If you ever find yourself with an hour on your hands in Newby Village, on a calm day, go down to the river behind the Chip Shop and talk to the owner, Gordie Howe, who docks his dinghy there. He is the gatekeeper of one of the most exciting, interactive nature adventures on The Isle of Wight - Swimming With The Goldfish. A 5 minute dingh...
FAMILY REUNION by Simon Crowell The Smith family gathered last weekend on the outskirts of Newby Village on The Isle of Wight, for their Family Reunion, which is held every 5 years. I chatted with Jeff Smith about the reunion and he told me over 20 family members attended from as far away as Ryde and Wooton. As most of you know, the Smith family is a noted family in Ryde touching bas...
NEWBY NATURE NOTES: by Billy Murray What do birds and bats have in common? Eyes. Birds enjoy flying around and not bumping into things, but bats don't use their eyes for the same purpose. Bats use a type of radar in order to achieve the same result. However, since the discovery of the white-nose syndrome in bats found living in Newby village, Isle of Wight, there is a possiblity...
The second and newest Pound Shop, located at 134 King Street in Newby, celebrated its opening with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on July 5th. The full service Pound Shop is ideally located in Newby with ample parking and a storefront directly across from the other Pound Shop in Newby. The Pound Shop's partners, Miguelle Jesus and Krazy Hernshaw were on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremon...
Freshwater milkman Ken Munnion was celebrating yesterday, writes Local Government, Traffic News and Local Snippets Correspondent, Sandi Castle. Mr Munnion was in high spirits as he raised a glass of his favourite beer, Mattock's Old Knacker, among...
The University of Newport Department of Archaeology has published the results of its lengthy 'Back of the Wight' area study, writes Local History, Country Matters and Gardening Correspondent, Percy Trowel. The study was funded with the help of spo...
Ryde teenager Ingrid Topbollix awoke this morning to her first day as the girl with the biggest tits on the island, after running second last year to Chesty Jordan of Cowes. Ingrid, 19, of Jiggy Street in Ryde is looking forward to assuming her ci...
Mayor Vernon Adcock, resplendent in lime green velvet suit, frilly pink shirt and gold platform shoes, this morning attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Trashco Supermarket on Asda Road in Ryde. The town's first outed gay mayor cut the ribb...
Takwana Smith and her 'bezzy friend', Anitakapita Jones, both of Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough, North East England, are planning to visit The Isle of Wight for their summer holidays. When asked by Spoof Writer, Lady G.who befriended the 'interesting pair' a few months ago....WHY they were planning to holiday on the Isle of Wight, Takwana replied, "Well, y'know 'ow much our lads were pissed off...
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