Wightlink is suspending its weekend sailings on the Yarmouth-Lymington route from Saturday (16th January 2021), it has been announced. The Government’s latest travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic mean very few people are using this route on Saturdays and Sundays,...

The NHS on the Isle of Wight has started to vaccinate people with the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine, with the first Islander to receive the jab being 86-year-old Dot Cotton. The first delivery of the second vaccine to be approved by...

In a bid to help UK music festivals – such as the Isle of Wight Festival – restart when the time is right, Island MP Bob Seely has asked the Government to support festival organisers with a Government-backed insurance scheme...

With innovation and advances in technology continuing apace globally, there are a number of developments in the casino industry likely to take place in 2021. These will aim to create a casino experience that is immersive, safe and fun. In...

Work on a major residential development on the outskirts of Ryde is on the cusp of getting underway following the submission of a reserved matters application to the Isle of Wight Council, but there has been a dramatic change in...

A car has left the carriageway and crashed into woodland on Long Lane on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Monday). The Nissan Juke, travelling east, has collided head-on into a number of small trees close to Bracken Dog Rescue....

Flames issuing from the chimney of a 3-storey property in Totland led to the mobilisation of fire crews from Freshwater and Newport last night (Sunday). 2 appliances and a water carrier were sent to the West Wight address when concerns...

Police on the Isle of Wight have arrested the driver of a BMW on suspicion of drug driving for the second time in just 10 days. Officers from the Joint Operations Unit stopped the white BMW 1-series saloon on South...

Concerns have been raised regarding the provision of ferry services for disabled people on the Isle of Wight in light of the new Trade In Services agreement between the UK and the EU.  Isle Access has contacted the ferry companies...

Gritters will be deployed from their depot at Stag Lane once again this evening (Sunday). The Island's road network will be treated from 17:00 as a result of the anticipated freezing temperatures this evening and overnight into Monday morning. Pedestrian...