Hundreds of families turned out for this year’s Isle of Wight Story Festival, as celebrated authors, illustrators and TV stars took over Quay Arts in Newport.

The Vectis Youth Bellringers will travel to Nottingham on 4 July to take part in the Ringing World National Youth Competition.

Freshwater Independent Lifeboat is calling on Islanders to get behind a major fundraising campaign to help complete vital improvements to its lifeboat station.

From throwing on the potter’s wheel to exploring hand-building techniques, the classes cover a wide variety of traditional pottery skills.

Southern Vectis engineering technician Sam Wenman is celebrating this week — after being named employee of the year by the Isle of Wight bus operator.

An Isle of Wight beach has been named as one of the world’s most distinctive by travel website TripAdvisor.

No tricks, no repeats — just five clever challenges to stretch your brain! 🧠 1) The Invisible Purchase (Easy) A man walks into a shop and buys something. He leaves the shop without carrying anything, yet the cashier is completely satisfied. What did he buy? 🧠 2) The Silent Alarm (Easy) Every night, a woman sets an alarm for 6:00 a.m. Yet she almost never hears it ring. Why not? 🧩 3) The Three Switches (Medium) Outside a closed room are three switches. Inside the room is a

There’s a very specific kind of pop culture shock that hits in adulthood: You’re casually listening to a beloved classic… when someone smugly announces: “Actually, that’s a cover.” Suddenly your entire musical reality collapses. Here are five songs that fooled an entire generation into thinking they were the original — until the truth emerged. 5. “Tainted Love” — Soft Cell (Originally Gloria Jones) For years, this felt like peak ’80s synth-pop perfection. That iconic bassline