Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has announced the appointment of Gary Hall as the commission's new CEO. Mr Hall will start on 1st February 2021 with a planned handover date following the Board meeting on 26th February. Mr Hall will be...

McDonald's has confirmed that is has closed all of its restaurants in the UK that don't have a drive-thru or McDelivery service. Islanders are now unable to walk into the McDonald's outlets in Newport or Ryde for takeaway or dine-in...

Motorists are having to divert via residential back streets in Ryde today (Wednesday) owing to the closure of both the main road through the town and the busy Smallbrook Lane on the outskirts. Those travelling from one side of the...

The annual Isle of Wight Memorial Ploughing Match has been cancelled for the second year running. Although it is several months until the event was scheduled to take place, organisers say that in the current situation there is a lack...

Islanders are being urged to use the latest national lockdown to 'review and reset their behaviours' by the Isle of Wight Council amid soaring cases of coronavirus which threaten to overwhelm local health and care services. Isle of Wight Council...

The towns of Brading and Sandown are the worst areas on the Isle of Wight for COVID-19 infections, with 109 cases recorded in the 7 days up until New Year's Eve. Data from Gov.uk shows that the certain areas of...

Island Roads will continue its work to maintain a safe highway network throughout the latest lockdown. As per previous restrictions, new improvements schemes – such as the work on Skew and Alresford Road footbridges over the railway line between Lake...

A large scale power cut is effecting hundreds of properties in the Newport area tonight (Tuesday). 68 postcodes in the Parkhurst, Albany, Camp Hill and Dodnor areas of the county town have lost electricity. This has also led to the...

The Government has yet again thrown the country into another nationwide lockdown with all non-essential premises to close. But what does this mean for Island businesses and customers? The rules will be in place throughout January and most likely for...

Storeroom2010’s Cowes Men’s Shed have kicked off 2021 on a positive note having received £4,000 in funding from the GC Gibson Charitable Trust. In 2020, the trust chose to support UK registered charities working in the areas of education and...