The RSPCA is urging people in Hampshire to lobby their MPs to vote to ban lower welfare imports when the Agriculture Bill returns to the Commons in early October (Wednesday 7 October). Earlier this week, (22/9/20) the Lords voted through...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) the region's lead for economic development is today launching its Economic Recovery Plan setting out how it will work with local partners to support the economy and businesses as they continue to address challenges...

A car has been abandoned at the side of the road after crashing into a tree on the outskirts of Ryde overnight. The white Volkswagen Golf has left the carriageway and collided head-on with a tree on Bullen Road, between...

Athletes across the Isle of Wight have been saddened to learn that next year's Island Games in Guernsey has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The International Island Games Association (IIGA) confirmed yesterday (Saturday) that the decision had been...

The Environment Agency has installed cylindrical bristle clusters on 2 local waterways to help fish swim upstream and over weirs. Work has been taking place at Lukely Brook near Carisbrooke and at Wroxall Stream near Waightshale. The clusters are a...

Firefighters have been mobilised to a road traffic collision between a car and a van in Shanklin this evening (Saturday). The incident, which has invovled a blue Hyundai and a white van, has occurred at the junction of Languard Manor...

Properties and plots of land on the Island have gone under the virtual auctioneer’s hammer. They were among 137 lots being sold online by Clive Emson, the regional land and property auctioneers, across southern England. An uninterrupted freehold block in...

Competitors were taking part over a course of 500m/750m sea swim followed by 18.75km/27km bike finished by a 5.2km run – up to Culver battery.  Male and female club champion would be decided over the ‘long course’ and nominated time...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team and Cowes RNLI have been involved in a search of the River Medina and Solent today (Saturday) following the discovery of a dinghy off East Cowes. Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the inshore lifeboat at...

The Isle of Wight’s entrepreneurs of the future are being offered FREE places on an acclaimed workshop to turn their hobbies and dreams into a business The hugely popular PopUp Business School, backed by the Isle of Wight Council, will...