Research from industry body Discover Ferries reveals that more Brits would feel safe from coronavirus infection travelling by ferry than by aeroplane, train or coach. The news has been welcomed by ferry bosses and comes after campaigns to promote the...

62-year-old Graham Medway from Freshwater has been charged with raping a 3-year-old girl at Fort Victoria Country Park. It is alleged that Mr Medway carried out the serious sexual assault on the toddler in woodland near Yarmouth on 31st August -...

The official NHS Test & Trace app has alerted thousands of Islanders to the fact that the risk level for the Isle of Wight has increased from 'low' to 'medium'. One of the features of the new and improved NHS...

Mouth-watering products hailing from the Isle of Wight have been recognised in this year's Great Taste awards. Great Taste, founded in 1994 and organised by the Guild of Fine Food, has judged over 158,000 products in the last 27 years;...

There has been a local spike in the number of cases of COVID-19, with a further 5 instances recorded on the Isle of Wight. Today's news comes as the official NHS Test and Trace app has alerted people living in...

5,200 Help to Save account holders in the South East of England benefitted from their first bonus payment, an average of £370. Across the UK, more than 47,000 account holders received an average first payment of £375, two years after...

The Isle of Wight may not be the first place you think of when it comes to producing professional footballers, but there are more players from places on the island than you realise. All of these names were born on the...

Calbourne-based IFPL has announced that 25 jobs have been put at risk of redundancy. 36% of the 69-strong workforce now face losing their jobs with a consultancy process underway. Electronics company IFPL is a major supplier to the airline industry,...

Morrisons colleagues in Lake are raising vital funds for children with cancer to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Staff from Morrisons Lake are holding a gold themed raffle as part of the company-wide gold-themed fundraising drive for CLIC Sargent, the...

As the autumn begins there’s a way to extend the last of the longer summer days with a move to the Isle of Wight as a new phase at Barratt Homes development opens up for viewings. The second phase of...