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By Peter White The ever-popular ‘born again’ Isle of Wight Festival is celebrating its 20th birthday this year, having been…

Ye Kynges Towne – so-called because in 1280, King Edward I granted the town its first Charter, of Bradynge (Brading)…

It’s 50 years ago this summer since three brothers living in Totland embarked on an ambitious fund-raising project that ultimately…

By Julia Courtney The Island is rightly proud of its association with poets Alfred Tennyson and Algernon Swinburne, but a…

They arrive on the supermarket shelves pretty much as soon as the Christmas tinsel is cleared away – whole shelves…

If you were thinking of a suitable receptacle for Christmas gifts, it’s unlikely that an old sock would be the…

Guest writer Mark Fox continues with his series looking at different places of interest on the Island. The Island has…

Known as an upmarket destination and a retreat for second homers, sought-after Seaview would never actually have existed had it…

It might look like just a pretty, twinkly adornment to welcome guests to your home at Christmas, but the festive…

Like Christmas, the traditional Christmas pudding has changed somewhat over the years. So with the festive season drawing ever closer,…

They were originally used in pre-Christian times to help celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival, to ward off evil spirits and…

It is generally regarded as the gateway to the Isle of Wight, and as you cross the Solent heading towards…