Yarmouth RNLI’s all weather lifeboat battled gale force winds and rough seas after being tasked to reports of a boat drifting in the Solent this afternoon (Friday). The Severn class lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), launched shortly after 14:20 and made...

Several postcodes in the Ryde area are without power this evening (Friday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say that a fault was reported with the electricity supply at 20:51 and an engineer is expected to begin assessing the failure shortly....

A main stretch of road between Newport and Arreton is closed to allow for emergency works this evening (Friday). Island Roads crews have closed the road between the Blackwater Junction and Merstone Lane to allow for the removal of a...

The weather has been a bit up and down this week meaning there's been a chance for avid Islanders to grab a snap of some stormy skies alongside some other special visitors... Wild garlic and bluebell wood Near Wroxall ~...

An inquest has heard that a woman with dementia, who had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, was moved between wards 10 times before her death in September 2018. HM Coroner, Caroline Sumeray, evidenced a Serious Incident (SI) report...

A boutique bed & breakfast hotel on the Isle of Wight has new owners after being sold off an £825,000 guide price. The Fernbank, an AA 4* Gold Bed & Breakfast award-winning hotel overlooking the thatched rooftops of the picturesque...

Organisers of the IW story festival have been out and about visiting Island primary schools over the past few weeks donating books to school libraries. All the books donated, featured at this year’s IW Story Festival, which took place online,...

An Isle of Wight group which aims to make a positive impact on the Island's landscapes is appealing for volunteers to take part in its latest project. Clean the Wight - which hopes to reduce the waste on our shores...

Residents and commuters in East Cowes are in a state of gridlock as motorists struggle with diversions and the volume of traffic this afternoon (Friday). It comes as those living locally have slammed works being undertaken as part of a...

Niton and Whitwell Parish Council has said a fond farewell to its long-serving Parish Clerk after 12 years of service. Vickie Ford has played an instrumental part in enabling the Parish Council to support numerous local initiatives, from maintaining public...