OnTheWight: Isle of Wight News

Council approves Afton Down safety barriers on Military Road, though installation date remains unconfirmed onthewight.com/safety-barrie… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Portsmouth honours RNLI Eastney crews with Freedom of the City after abuse onthewight.com/rnli-eastney-… #iwnews #IsleofWight

A daytime rave on 10th January 2027 will send its proceeds to Young Carers. Book your tickets now onthewight.com/rave-for-the-… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Independent panel recommends £105,000 allowance for the future Hampshire and Solent mayor onthewight.com/hampshire-and… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Councillors press Southern Water on sewage spills and Cowes pumping station delays onthewight.com/southern-wate… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Dig out unwanted coats, hats, scarves and gloves for this community appeal onthewight.com/winter-clothi… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Volunteers fix broken household items at Ventnor Exchange this month. Book your free slot onthewight.com/repair-cafe-c… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Ventnor Exchange celebrates twelve years with a raffle supporting its arts and community work onthewight.com/ventnor-excha… #iwnews #IsleofWight @VentnorExchange

National Trust manager faces villagers tonight over the Fairy Tree’s planned removal onthewight.com/national-trus… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Vecta Oddfellows urges retirees to give new friendship groups time to grow onthewight.com/give-it-three… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Oi Frog author Kes Gray joins February’s Isle of Wight Story Festival onthewight.com/oi-frog-autho… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Scottish singer-songwriter Simon Kempston brings folk and fingerstyle guitar to Cowes bookshop onthewight.com/simon-kempsto… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Island knitters asked to make 20,000 hats, raising £6,000 for older residents onthewight.com/age-uk-isle-o… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Brightbulb’s Mince Pie Marathon returns on 9th December for brain tumour charity onthewight.com/mince-pie-mar… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Commuters can meet Hovertravel staff at monthly gatherings while Solent Flyer undergoes major refurbishment onthewight.com/hovertravel-m… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Sandown Trove, a portrait in words and photographs, is the culmination of the Sandown Scribe project led by Tracy Mikich. Catch it this week onthewight.com/sandown-trove… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Save the date - Free Christmas fun for children and adults at East Cowes Town Hall onthewight.com/free-christma… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Free Sandown event sells out as Town of Culture bid nears deadline onthewight.com/town-of-cultu… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Ventnor school invites community to carols, Christmas market, raffle and bauble dedications onthewight.com/st-catherines… #iwnews #IsleofWight

Red Funnel wins Maritime Solent diversity award for opening up maritime careers onthewight.com/red-funnel-wi… #iwnews #IsleofWight