32-year-old Lauren McIntyre, a former prison officer at HMP Isle of Wight, has been jailed for 3 years following a sexually intimate relationship with a convicted murderer behind the walls of Albany prison.  McIntyre, a 'devoted' mum-of-3, will tonight spend...

Assistant Chief Constable Maggie Blyth of Hampshire Constabulary has said that her officers will do all that they can to keep the communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight safe following the re-introduction of national lockdown restrictions. With the...

4 charity projects that use computer technology to reduce social exclusion on the Island have been boosted by funding from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The Foundation, made up of the partners in Highways PFI company Island Roads, has announced...

5 people have died with COVID-19 at St Mary's Hospital this week alone, according to the latest figures from Government. 2 people sadly died on Monday, alongside deaths on 1st, 2nd and 3rd January too. It is currently unclear if...

Staff at cross-Solent operator Wightlink have voted in favour of carrying out strike action. Over 400 workers have been balloted by the RMT union as a result of the company proposing to slash workers’ pension rights and change their working...

Southampton-based Tony Bunday is standing to become Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's new Police and Crime Commissioner in the local elections on 6th May 2021.  The 62-year-old is a former health and social care manager and currently carries out...

Up to 4,000 Islanders have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 with hopes that a further 6,000 will be vaccinated in the next week. As the roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine begins, it is hoped that 10,000 of the Island's...

Year 6 pupils in primary schools across the Isle of Wight will not be sitting their SATs exams this year, it has been announced by the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. SATs are assessments of a child's ability and are carried...

The Footprint Trust has issued some key tips to keep warm, well and save both energy and money this winter. Island resident and National Heat Hero, Ray Harrington-Vail, who works for the local Footprint Trust charity, says: “There is lots...

People across the Isle of Wight and the rest of the UK are being urged to join in Clap For Heroes on Thursday. The weekly appreciation clap is back - but this time in recognition of all COVID heroes, not...