Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has today (Wednesday) announced that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has reached its target to recruit 600 additional police officers. The announcement comes following the Government’s police uplift target which was launched in...

The Big Help Out is a national day of volunteering on 8th May, the Bank Holiday Monday of the Coronation weekend and has been hailed as one of the centrepieces of the celebrations across the country. The Island is no...

More than 500 Explorer Scouts, Network Scouts and Student Scout and Guide Organisation members, aged 14 to 25, were on the Island for an Easter Weekend full of adventure and fun.    The Scouts and Guides were on the Island for...

Pharmacies in 6 Isle of Wight towns will open their doors on at least 1 of the 2 Monday bank holidays on Monday 1st May and Monday 8th May. Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Seaview and Yarmouth will have pharmacies open on...

Emergency services have been called to Leeson Road in Ventnor this afternoon (Tuesday) where a car has veered off the road. The incident, which has occurred on the main road between Shanklin and Ventnor, has involved a Kia Pride. Police...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway in Havenstreet will play host to an 'unforgettable adventure through time’ on Sunday 21st May 2023 at their annual Festival of Transport. Owners of historic cars, lorries, trucks, motorcycles and commercial vehicles are invited to...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance landed in the car park at Red Funnel's Southampton terminal this morning (Tuesday) in response to a passenger suffering a medical emergency on board the Red Falcon. Several vehicles from both Police...

Maddie Taylor, who lives in Overton, Hampshire, will be taking on the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge on Saturday (29th April) to raise funds for The Migraine Trust, the UK’s leading migraine charity. 21-year-old Maddie, who lives with migraine with...

Forestry England has released a stunning new video filmed on the Isle of Wight documenting the pioneering white-tailed eagle reintroduction project. Once extinct in Southern England due to human persecution, the project to re-introduce white-tailed eagles to the Isle of...

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove MP, is to chair the next Island Forum meeting, which will take place on the Isle of Wight next month. The 1st meeting took place on the Orkney Islands...