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A Ryde family has been battling with regular sewage overflows in their back garden for the last six years. Sara and Martin Coombes live at their rented property in Upton Road, and have to suffer, on average twice a year, with the sewage coming up from a drain in the road, soaking into their garden shed and trellising along with a foul stench. They live in their rented house with their grown-up son and four dogs, two cats, and a tortoise, and Sara said: “It’s been a constant nightmare.

Southern Water has rejected claims circulating on social media that it refused permission for firefighters to use water, during the recent blaze on Headon Warren. The company said sustained, high‑volume abstraction from a hydrant, supplied by the Headon Warren reservoir, caused levels to fall to a critically low point. At that stage, Southern Water worked with the fire service to identify alternative hydrants, and supplies fed by different reservoirs.

Muffin, the six-year-old Miniature Dachshund, is finally safe after a remarkable seven weeks on the run. Muffin initially escaped from his garden in Chillerton and, being nervous of both adults and children, evaded all attempts to get him back to his owners.

Skip to content Top Stories West Wight Road Runners welcomed more than 70 runners from across the Island, to their annual ‘Let’s All Run Together’ event on Wednesday evening. Now in its 12th year, the event offered participants a choice of two routes – a challenging 5½ mile (8.6km) course, took in the spectacular scenery of Tennyson Down, while a gentler 5km (3 mile) route headed to Freshwater Bay, before passing through Afton Marsh.

Back: Bootcamp attendees Front: Council Sarah Teague (IWC), Richard Quigley, Marie Bartlett (IWC) and Cllr Jonathan Bacon Young Islanders, aged 18–25, have completed the first Summer Skills Bootcamp run by Isle of Wight West MP, Richard Quigley’s office, gaining confidence, practical skills, and a clearer sense of the opportunities available to them. Across the week, participants took part in workshops designed to build communication, team-work, and problem‑solving abilities.

Visitors to Cowes Week have been welcomed into a unique celebration of Sir Edward “Uffa” Fox, and the royal yacht, Britannia, thanks to a new exhibition set inside Uffa’s former workshop and home. The display at Commodore’s House brings together stories, artefacts, and vessels linked to one of the country’s most influential yacht designer and builder, who was a personal friend of the Duke of Edinburgh, and often sailed with him at Cowes.

Skip to content Top Stories See full planning notices and all documents by entering the reference number into the search bar on the planning portal. Comments on applications must be received within 21 days from the date above. The information can also be viewed in person at: Seaclose Planning Offices, Fairlee Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2QS Arreton 26/01019/RVC: Part Os Parcels 7733 & 8349, Land At Hale Manor Farm, Hale Common, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30.

Princess Anne meets Naval personnel on Cowes Parade pic: Cowes Week/Martin Allen HRH The Princess Royal helped launch Cowes Week’s 200th anniversary celebrations, joining sailors, organisers, and the local community for a packed programme of events across the opening weekend. Her visit began on Friday, accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, and welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant, Susie Sheldon.

The Isle of Wight has made a lasting impression on Joy Jibrilu, CEO of the Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board (N&PIPB), who spent the week in Cowes, to support their role as the Official Destination Partner for Cowes Week 200. Joy described her visit as “one of the best weeks professionally of my career,” praising both the Island’s natural beauty and the warmth of its people.