With the massive success of BBC's The Traitors, it’s become clear that we love watching people lie, panic, form alliances, and slowly unravel under pressure. It feels modern. Psychological. Very now. But the truth is, TV has been running social experiments in front of us for decades — we just used to call them game shows. Long before reality TV got self-aware, these programmes quietly tested trust, greed, fear, and group dynamics, all while insisting everyone was “just having

Residents from Old Charlton House worked with local artist Debbie Way to create fish and wire faces.

The event, taking place from 23–25 January 2026, is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.

The Isle of Wight Council is stepping up efforts to support biodiversity and improve green spaces.

Isle of Wight Pearl has appointed Mark Wyatt as the new Head Chef at its recently revamped Pearl Café.

The Isle of Wight Foodbank has been feeding and supporting the community for the last fifteen years, as Sara Whatley found out

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Pet owners on the Isle of Wight are being invited to take advantage of free welfare clinics being run by RSPCA Isle of Wight for cats, rabbits and guinea pigs.