A further 6 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to Public Health England. The latest data reveals that the total number of cases identified locally since the start of the pandemic now sits at...

29-year-old Darren Rose, who struck his victims over the head with 2 wine bottles whilst burgling their home, has been jailed for 7 years. Rose, of no fixed abode, forced his way into an address on Cross Street in Cowes...

Students and staff at Cowes Enterprise College have been celebrating after students earned their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. The academy held a celebration breakfast and presented the students with their certificates, which they had won back in November but...

Hampshire Constabulary is working together with all UK police forces and a range of partners, to tackle romance fraud this October. The multi-agency campaign, co-ordinated by the City of London Police (CoLP) runs throughout October, aiming to raise awareness of...

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter from Bournemouth has been called in to assist the Police with an ongoing incident in Shanklin this lunchtime (Thursday). A large number of units have gathered in the area of Skew Bridge between...

The Post Office has announced that it will be closing its Wootton Bridge branch from the start of next month. Following the resignation of the operator and withdrawal of the premises for Post Office use, it has been announced that...

Tesco Extra in Ryde is planning to install a number of electric vehicle charging points. The supermarket off Brading Road has applied to the Isle of Wight Council to install an LCD media screen and 3 flag pole signs to...

A tree has fallen across the carriageway at Forest Road near Newport this morning (Thursday). Motorists are unable to pass the obstruction. Southen Vectis says that it's Route 7 buses are diverting via Elm lane in both directions. Meanwhile, in...

HSS Hire, which has a tool hire and traffic management base on the Isle of Wight, has announced it is to cut around 300 jobs and close 134 of its stores. Many of the national chain's stores have been closed...

Online gaming has, over the last two decades, become a mainstay of life in the UK. The UK is Europe’s second largest market for video games after Germany, and fifth largest in the world, valued at £5.7 billion in 2018,...