The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has paid tribute to the incredible support they have received from partner agencies over the past year by presenting them each with a framed photograph commemorating the mutual aid received by the service. A...

Yarmouth RNLI launched in response to a Mayday call from a lone sailor onboard a yacht some 14 miles south of The Needles last night (Saturday), spending several hours at sea in deteriorating conditions.  The All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was tasked...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat launched to help search for an unaccounted kitesurfer off Hayling Island last night (Saturday). The Tamar-class ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ was launched at 21:40 following a request from Solent Coastguard to assist in a large scale...

Islanders have done 'brilliantly' and have put the Isle of Wight in a good position to progress through the lockdown roadmap next week, according to the Island's director of public health. From Monday (17th May), indoor hospitality can reopen and...

HM Revenue and Customs is accepting tax relief claims for working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and are benefitting from this tax relief... If employed workers were told to work...

Emergency services are responding to a possible fire on board a boat to the north of Cowes this afternoon (Saturday). Cowes RNLI was tasked to launch by Solent Coastguard at around 12:40 following a distress call reporting a fire onboard a vessel...

Hampshire Constabulary's Marine Support Unit assisted Isle of Wight officers following the discovery of a body in Ryde on Thursday evening. A man in his 70s was found at an address in Melville Street at around 18:00 on 13th May....

A man offering 2 children sweets near a holiday park in Shanklin has prompted further concerns amongst local parents following similar incidents in Sandown and Newport in recent weeks. It's said that 2 young boys were approached by the stranger...

The Isle of Wight Council's heritage service is looking forward to welcoming back visitors from Monday (17th May). Dinosaur Isle, The Museum of Island History, Cowes Maritime Museum and Newport Roman Villa will start to re-open from next week, alongside...

A motorcyclist is being treated for serious injuries after crashing off the road at Quarr this morning (Saturday). Police and paramedics are currently in attendance where Eleanors Grove meets Quarr Hill on the main road between Binstead and Wootton. Island...