The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is encouraging Islanders to connect with nature this Mental Health Awareness Week. This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (10th- 16th May), is focused on the theme of nature. There’s a lot of good research...

Multiple fire crews are tackling an industrial fire at Prices Garage in Pan this evening (Monday). 3 appliances are in attendance alongside a fire officer at the scene on Pan Lane, with thick black smoke being seen from across Newport....

Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at the site of the former Ocean Hotel for the third time in 3 days. Sandown’s retained appliance was called to the scene at Sandown High...

Sandown Airport has played a part in a Royal Air Force training exercise which has seen a chinook helicopter land at the airstrip this afternoon (Monday). The pre-planned exercise comes just 4 days after a chinook made an appearance over...

Plans for a McDonalds DriveThru on the outskirts of Newport have moved one step closer, as planning permission for signage has revealed what the restaurant could look like when built. The DriveThru, which is set to be included alongside other...

An urgent appeal has been launched by the family member of a woman whose jewellery was apparently 'taken' from her person during her last hours. Island resident Sharon had been attending to her rapidly deteriorating mother in St Mary's Hospital's...

Guilt-free shopping is set to arrive in Ryde as a new store specialising in zero waste products has announced its opening date. Her Whey will be opening its store in Cross Street tomorrow (Tuesday), with an emphasis on selling eco-friendly...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have been tasked to Seaclose Park in order to secure a helicopter landing site this afternoon (Monday). It comes just hours after the team was asked to facilitate the landing of a replacement rescue helicopter at...

Several reports of children being approached by strangers have led to a warning being issued by an Isle of Wight primary school this morning (Monday). According to a message sent to parents and carers of pupils at Carisbrooke C of...

Multiple agencies have been in attendance at Newport’s Seaclose Park this morning (Monday) to facilitate an impromptu medi-vac. An issue with HM Coastguard’s Rescue Helicopter 175 meant that the aircraft was grounded on St Mary’s Hospital helipad shortly after landing...