Pupils from Queensgate Foundation Primary School welcomed Robert Mitchell to the school earlier this month (4th October). Robert Mitchell who works with Sports for Champions UK CIC, visited the children of Queensgate Foundation Primary School to inspire students to live...

St John Ambulance volunteers on the Isle of Wight are once again giving free demonstrations of life-saving skills as part of the annual Restart a Heart campaign in October. Led by the Resuscitation Council UK, the partners in Restart a...

East Cowes student Isaac Brading-Cornish joined Cowes software company Yokogawa Marex for the summer, which has now turned into a permanent role. After completing his HND in Computing & Software Development at the Isle of Wight College, Isaac wanted to...

Men’s first team goal scorers. L-R: Alex Breach, Tom Turney, Adam Payne and Samuel Challis. The Isle of Wight's hockey teams had a mixed start as away matches resumed this week. The Island men’s first team saw themselves away to...

Wight Eagles Ladies Football team took victory at their first game for nearly 12 months when they took on Bursledon Ladies on Saturday (9th October). The ladies came into the game after working very hard working pre-season, with new signings...

As the Isle of Wight Council Cabinet considers a second consultation on the future of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School, campaigners have discovered that the school is protected by a legal covenant. An excerpt from the Land Registry entry reads:...

Isle of Wight RFC’s seconds belatedly began their Hampshire Three campaign with a good win against Alresford. After 2 cancellations on the opening league weekends, the seconds were excited to finally get on the pitch, with many of the squad...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council has pledged its commitment to the town centre with the completed acquisition of 64 High Street, the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill site. In November 2020, the community council commenced exploring the properties available which would...

Island Roads has begun an intensive period of street cleansing aimed at removing autumn leaves from the highway. Over the next 10 weeks, additional mechanical sweepers and extra shifts will be used to remove tonnes of leaves from the network...

The Isle of Wight Council welcomes the new allergen labelling law which will provide extra protection for Island people with a food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease. The changes mean that from 1st October, these people will be able to...