The Isle of Wight's Clare Griffin has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, it has been announced tonight (Friday). Clare, 56, has been recognised for services to the community on the Isle of Wight and her...

There is uncertainty over the future of Peacocks and Edinburgh Woollen Mill stores on the Isle of Wight tonight (Friday) with the parent company on the brink of collapse. A notice of intention to appoint administrators has been filed by...

This week our photographers have been busy snapping wildlife, nature and capturing the beautiful sunsets around the Island. Autumn colours in Appley, Ryde (Lisa Valerie Charman) Magpie in the sky in Ryde - (Lisa Valerie Charman.) Autumn colours in Appley...

Homes and businesses in central Ryde have been hit by a power cut this evening (Friday). 17 postcode areas in PO33 2-- have lost supply due to a network fault. The power went off at just gone 18:00 as families...

HRH The Princess Royal visited Cowes and Newport today (Friday), flying in by helicopter. Princess Anne paid a working visit to see the renovated training facilities at UKSA on Artic Road, Cowes. Her Royal Highness was met by Chief Executive...

A windsurfer spotted by on-lookers to be off his board and apparently struggling in the sea off Gurnard led to the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat this evening (Friday). People ashore raised the alarm after seeing that the man had...

A 66-year-old women has been forced to sofa surf due to ongoing delays with the Ryde Village development, with a moving in date still not yet. Lesley Bridges from Freshwater has been homeless for the past 6 weeks, sleeping on...

A recruitment drive is underway by the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue to find aspiring on-call firefighters to join their teams at 9 fire stations across the Island. On-call firefighters - also known as retained firefighters - respond to...

Stag Lane Motors were proud to support 2 of their employees on a charity motorbike ride around the Island in aid of Prostate Cancer and Movember on 3rd October (Sunday). Set up originally in 2012 in Australia as a solo...

Aldi is once again embracing the season of goodwill by calling on charities, community groups and food banks across the Isle of Wight to register now to receive surplus food donations this Christmas Eve. Last Christmas, Aldi donated nearly 450,000...