BRIGHSTONE has been crowned as the Isle of Wight's Best Kept Village of the Year at an annual awards ceremony staged in Newport last night (Thursday).

The west Wight village also scooped the Best Kept Large Village accolade sponsored by the Isle of Wight County Press.

This year, the Best Kept Village Awards are celebrating their golden anniversary.

For a full report and pictures, please see next week's Isle of Wight County Press.