Sir Tom Jones says it will be ‘magnificent’ to perform as he joins Isle Of Wight festival lineup

‘I can’t wait to be there with you’: Sir Tom Jones says it will be ‘magnificent’ to perform again as he joins Isle Of Wight 2021 festival lineup By Isla Williams For Mailonline Published: 02:12 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 02:12 GMT, 27 March 2021 Sir Tom Jones has said it will be ‘magnificent’ … Read more

Isle of Wight Festival is moved back to September after June proved too early

The Isle of Wight Festival has been moved back by three months to September so it can still take place this year, after the planned end of coronavirus rules in June. The music festival had been due to take place from June 17 to 20 – but this would have been just before the Government … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 60% of people in part of the Isle of Wight have had their first jab

England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today by figures that revealed towns on the Isle of Wight and in Devon have vaccinated nearly 20 times more people than an inner-city region of Sheffield. NHS statistics going up to February 21 show 90.3 per cent of all over-65s in England have had their first … Read more

Enormous ‘mammoth’ bone on Isle of Wight beach up to 125,000 years old

Two fossil-hunting brothers have found a huge prehistoric bone that once belonged to either a straight-tusked elephant or the extinct mammoth.  Joe Furguson, 28, and Luke Furguson, 30, found the 3 feet, 3 inch (1 metre) humerus bone near Brighstone Bay on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight.  The astonishing find – which was sticking … Read more

Designer, 29, says he is the man behind mysterious monolith on Isle of Wight

A designer who was one of the first to discover the mysterious monolith that appeared on an Isle of Wight beach has claimed he is responsible for its creation. Tom Dunford, 29, who is from Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, had initially said he had come across the three-sided metal mirrored construction on Compton Bay on Sunday … Read more

Monolith mystery baffles Isle of Wight locals

Isle of Wight locals are baffled by the arrival of a seaside monolith as the artist behind similar shiny statues popping up around the world has denied any involvement with the sculpture.   The three-sided metal object was found by beachgoers at Compton Bay on the island on Sunday.  The Most Famous Artist, also known as … Read more

Reflective 8ft monolith appears on the Isle of Wight beach

A mysterious monolith has appeared on British shores just days after similar pillars were discovered and removed in America and Romania. The three-sided metal object was found by beachgoers at Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight earlier today. Several photos taken from different angles suggest the monolith is buried in the sand and gives … Read more

Police rush to oil tanker off Isle of Wight after ‘stowaways discovered’

Police rush to oil tanker off Isle of Wight after ‘stowaways attempt to hijack ship’ headed to Southampton from Nigeria Police called after ‘security incident’ on Nave Andromeda off Isle of Wight today Restriction zone of five nautical miles now in place around vessel this afternoon The ship is reportedly Libyan-registered and was set to dock … Read more

Fury as Eton College chops down 150-year-old Isle of Wight oak tree

Eton College sparks uproar by chopping down beloved 150-year-old oak tree on land it owns 100 miles away on the Isle of Wight to make way for 12 houses Furious locals up in arms after Eton College felled ancient oak without warning Campaigners are fighting to protect other trees on site earmarked for 12 homes  … Read more

New painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta goes on display at Queen Victoria’s home on the Isle of Wight

The enslaved African princess who was Queen Victoria’s goddaughter: New painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta goes on display at late monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight Portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is displayed at Osborne House on Isle of Wight Sarah was an orphaned princess who became goddaughter to Queen Victoria  She took the … Read more