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Hovertravel’s Lorry Middleton was officially crowned the Visit England/Mirror Travel Tourism Superstar 2020 on Monday evening (17th August 2020)! Hovertravel is the fasted way to get from the mainland (Southsea) to the Isle of Wight (Ryde) by crossing the Solent in just 10 minutes. You can see Lorry Middleton’s acceptance speech at the Visit England…

The first Blackgang Chine Summer Firework Finale went off with a bang on Wednesday 12th August 2020 with many flocking to the south of the Isle of Wight to watch the display.  Islanders and visitors attended the UK’s oldest amusement park (having opened in the 1840s) to watch colour fill the skies. There are two…

The Isle of Wight is once again being asked to trial the NHS’ coronavirus test and trace app, which is said to now be ‘new and improved’. Over the coming days, starting from tomorrow (Friday), Islanders will receive a unique code through the post which will enable them to download the app, preventing people from…

The Island Sailing Club has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Round the Island Race.  Since first announcing the postponement of the 2020 event from May to September, the club has been exploring every avenue with all relevant authorities to keep the 2020 race alive.  However, running the race to guarantee COVID-19 compliance to protect…

We have compiled a list of venues that are taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme by the Government. **Correct at time of publishing** From 3 to 31 August, get a 50% discount when you eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. Use the…

Super smashing great! A staggering 36.1c was recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Sunday) – breaking yesterday’s record of 35.4c. If you’ve been thinking that it was hotter today than the past 48 hours then you’d be right with IW Met Service’s weather station in Lake recording 36.1c, closely followed by 36c in Ryde.…