Shanklin has received the Silver Gilt Award from South East England in Bloom for the floral displays and natural environment of the town. The award was picked up by Shanklin's Town Mayor, Steve Knight, Mayoress and Green Town Volunteer Esther...

The planned speedway meeting at Plymouth on 17th October has been cancelled amid fears of a rising COVID-19 trend in the West Country.  The Devon club successfully staged 2 meetings during September – one of which involved the Warriors as...

Residents living near the Eastern Yar river are being warned to be prepared due to the risk of flooding this weekend. Water levels in the Eastern Yar are high and rising. In the last 48 hours alone more than half...

Fire crews from Newport and East Cowes have been called in to deal with flooding at a commercial premises in Newport this morning (Saturday). Newport’s retained appliance was mobilised to Utilita on Newport High Street at around 10:00 following reports...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the RNLI and HM Coastguard laying out each organisation’s responsibilities for search and rescue operations in the UK. John Payne, Director of Lifesaving Operations for the RNLI, and Claire Hughes, Director...

This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 21st September – Friday 25th September 2020 • Bonita Jacqueline Bouchere, 50, of Fitzroy Street in Sandown, pleaded guilty to...

Our readers have been busy capturing the last summer days as autumn's commences. Yarmouth evening sky in Yarmouth (YJC) Yacht off St Lawrence in St Lawrence (Ashleigh) Whitecliff Bay Bembridge in Sandhill Holiday park Peacock Hill (Clive N Blackshaw) View...

A legal firm with offices across the region has completed a merger to open its second office on the Isle of Wight, expanding the firm’s clientele and allowing people on the Island to access more legal services. Biscoes Solicitors, with...

The Isle of Wight Council is urging people to be prepared in case they need to self-isolate as the law now states that people need to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus, or are contacted by the test and...

3 people in East Cowes are celebrating after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The St. Josephs Close neighbours netted the windfall when PO32 6BL was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Friday...