A new Digital Friendly Island scheme has been launched on the Isle of Wight to promote digital confidence among older people and help develop skills that will improve quality of life. The scheme has been developed by Age Friendly Island,...

Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club's Ladies’ Captain, Connie Huntington, and her Vice-Captain, Chris Gould, vied for honour in the annual Captain vs Vice Captain Greensomes Stableford on Tuesday (2nd November). At the end of a very enjoyable day, it was...

A special ‘field of remembrance’ will once again be opened to the public at Carisbrooke Castle this month (November) to commemorate those in the uniformed services who lost their lives in service of their country. The field was introduced in...

37-year-old Paul Allen has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court accused of no less than 13 child sex offences, including penetrative sexual activity with an underage boy. Allen, formally of Hinton Road in Carisbrooke, appeared before the court...

Pop-up businesses could soon make use of Isle of Wight Council-owned sites across the Island from Easter 2022. Details of pilot plans of how council-owned sites could be brought into temporary use by small ‘pop up’ business or commercial users...

Earning an advanced degree is costly, time-consuming, and takes a lot of hard work. All these factors can easily make a student wonder whether it’s worth going to graduate school. If you are still paying off your student loan from...

A rolling programme of work to upgrade the traffic lights at Coppins Bridge in Newport is to begin next week, bringing significant disruption to motorists until March, but work will cease completely for a period of 5 weeks around Christmas....

Will it be a 5th November to remember? The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (5th November 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12837 £100.00 14503 £100.00 3089 £100.00 12915 £100.00 11922 £100.00 10236 £100.00 14434 £100.00 14820...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 21/01792/CLEUD...

The Island’s RSPCA is reminding pet owners of steps they can take to ensure their companions are not alarmed or distressed by bonfire night fireworks. The advice comes after research found that, with many public firework events being cancelled because...