Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been shortlisted in the 2020 Maritime UK Awards for both the Coastal Powerhouse and Future Skills categories.  Being named finalists this year is especially rewarding as the panel of industry judges remarked that the...

With independent lifeboats under pressure to deliver rescue services alongside reduced income, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has taken their plight into a Westminster Hall debate calling on the government for more support. Mr Seely took part in a...

Following the government’s announcement on a new 3-tier system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Vectis has moved to reassure passengers that it is ‘business as usual’ on the Isle of Wight.  The bus operator has worked hard to reintroduce...

10 small and medium-sized businesses based in the Solent region - including 2 from the Isle of Wight - have been awarded a £1,600 grant to help respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Santander COVID-19 Small Business...

Letter to the editor – 13th October 2020 I am writing to you to try and raise the profile of an issue people on the Isle of Wight are facing on a daily basis. People are being prevented from getting...

The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service will change names and will be predominantly commanded from the mainland from April next year, in one of the biggest shake-ups of the fire service in over 70 years. A new logo design has...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (16th October 2020) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 6084 £100.00 6045 £100.00 15269 £100.00 15970 £100.00 7818 £100.00 16105 £100.00 11789 £100.00 12155 £100.00 11959 £100.00 943 £100.00 11114

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 20/01309/CLEUD...

All Year 8 students at The Bay CE Secondary School have been told to stay home tomorrow (Friday) due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the year group. The school has announced tonight - at the eleventh hour -...

A Hampshire police officer has been stabbed several times whilst attending a concern for welfare call in Southampton. The officer was deployed to check on the welfare of a man living at an address on Portswood Road in the city...