Photo: Ryde Fire Emergency services including the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, ambulance service, and police attended reports of a concern for the welfare of a vulnerable person earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). 1 fire appliance from...

An Isle of Wight man has been successful in the challenge he set himself to play 100 holes of golf in just one day. On Saturday 26th June, Iron Man Steve Orchard (as he is known at Freshwater Bay Golf...

An Isle of Wight Children's author-illustrator has announced her latest novel, which is loosely based on the Isle of Wight and its historic links with smuggling. Elizabeth Morley takes her inspiration for her fourth book, The Smugglers of Hog's Head...

A footpath in Lake has been closed to allow a collapsed wall to be repaired today (Tuesday). Lea Path has been closed by Island Roads between its connection with Lake Green Road and Lea Road for a distance of 113...

Photo: Hayley Osborne An Isle of Wight youngster has had his dreams of being a police officer come true thanks to the work of a team of emergency service personnel. 4-year-old Freddie has had an obsession with the boys and...

The Isle of Wight Council has announced that the application process for school transport ‘privilege seats’ is now open. Parents of children who are not eligible for a local authority-funded seat on contracted school bus transport can apply for a...

This June, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched a brand-new garden survey, ‘Map your log pile’, to help save endangered stag beetles and other wildlife. PTES is asking anyone with a garden or access to a...

Mindless vandals have targeted a football club in East Cowes in a series of incidents - with the most recent causing damage to the club's minibus. East Cowes Vics took to Facebook to appeal for anyone with information regarding the...

A secondary school that was rated by Ofsted as failing just 7 years ago is now sending more than half of its students to world-leading Russell Group universities including Oxbridge. Cowes Enterprise College, on the Isle of Wight, was placed...

Local arts for wellbeing charity, Independent Arts, has announced announce its forthcoming Looking Out From Lockdown tour, taking place at various venues across the Isle of Wight this summer. Looking Out From Lockdown is an Island-wide project celebrating the creativity...