Ryde Town Council has completed on the purchase of St Thomas’ Church, ensuring that this iconic Ryde building is protected and preserved for community use. The process started at an extraordinary Full Council meeting in August 2020 where the purchase...

Concerns are growing for the welfare of Keith McLoughlin, who hasn't been seen since late last night (Wednesday). Keith was captured on CCTV at 23:30 on Downend Road near Arreton but it's not known where he went from there. Police...

Staff normally based at Utilita’s Energy Hub in Newport have signed up to take part in the ‘Future Steps’ campaign – a 10,000 steps-a-day challenge during the month of February to raise vital funds for The Prince’s Trust. With unemployment...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar, with the water level high and slowly rising. In the last 18 hours, 15mm of rain has been recorded at Wroxall. Locals are warned that from now the...

Work to repair a collapsed 1-metre wide sewer, which has led to a large sinkhole developing at Appley, will take several weeks to complete, according to Southern Water. The utility company says that engineers have been working hard on the...

Staff and volunteers at Bembridge RNLI have been left 'shocked and disgusted' after discovering a pile of human poo deposited on the lifeboat pier. The foul discovery was made by Coxswain Guy Willing when he arrived at the offshore boathouse...

16-year-old Millie Lake, who has been training with Threatretrain since she was just 7-years-old, has been offered places to study songwriting at both The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) and The British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM).  Millie, from...

Hampshire Constabulary is working with Action Fraud, the City of London Police and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to issue a warning to the public, as reports of ‘clone firm’ investment scams increased by 29% nationally in April 2020 compared...

Work has begun to demolish redundant farm buildings in preparation for the first phase of a project at the Isle of Wight Council's former Branstone Farm Studies Centre at Apse Heath.  A range of Island businesses and organisations has been...

A woman from Ryde has featured on Channel 5's Bargain Brits on Benefits, a programme which highlights how different people on various benefits are making their money go further. Lei Hang, better known as the Thrifty Island Girl, has featured...