An 18-year-old drink driver has been handed a driving disqualification after registering over 1 and a half times the limit. Emily Rose Williams of Egerton Road, Bembridge, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court following the incident on the...

The Red Squirrel Survival Trust is calling on the Isle of Wight's Red Squirrel Conservation Groups to Nominate their Volunteer of the Year. To mark Volunteers Week (1st-7th June 2021), The Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST) launches a new accolade...

Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) is an important project to harness tidal energy as a renewable, reliable source of electricity. Placing tidal turbines in the sea off the south coast of the Isle of Wight will generate enough clean electricity...

Southern Water has announced its intention to cover the cost of 2 thirds of the annual payments made to the Isle of Wight Council by owners of beach huts at Appley following the disruption caused by the ongoing sewer repair...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service mobilised retained firefighters from Cowes to reports of a van on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. 1 appliance was mobilised to the scene at 00:36 where a...

Residents, businesses, and visitors on the Isle of Wight will benefit from fewer older, more polluting vehicles travelling on the island’s roads when Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) launches in November 2021. Portsmouth City Council is offering grants from the...

A group of men have appeared before Isle of Wight Magistrates charged with immigration offences, including smuggling illegal immigrants into the UK via a yacht and attempting to smuggle other illegals in a small boat across the English Channel. The...

A 33-year-old man from Shanklin has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into child sex offences. Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed that the arrest was made on suspicion of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and causing/inciting...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is to undertake £41 million of strategic investment in its electricity networks to support a green economic recovery and accelerate key low-carbon projects across the north of Scotland and central southern England -...

A father and son team is set to take on the challenge of touring 93 football stadiums to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Tom Harding decided to take on the tour in memory of his mother who sadly passed...