The Isle of Wight will lose its only Pizza Express restaurant, it has been confirmed. 73 locations across the country - including Newport - will be closed for good as part of a plan to shore up the company's finances....

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has pledged to investigate whether any Government money is available to help the Island’s RSPCA through its current cash crisis. This week the charity launched an emergency appeal for funds because it has seen...

Firefighters have established a cordon on a quiet road in Brading this evening (Tuesday) as a result of a gas main being struck and catching fire.  1 appliance from Ryde is currently in attendance on Quay Lane, where contractors from...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspected piece of ordnance on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Tuesday). Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts travelled across the Solent on the 17:00 sailing from Portsmouth,...

Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team have investigated reports of a large cliff fall in the South Wight this evening (Tuesday). Solent Coastguard tasked officers to the area following a 999 call reporting a cliff fall. It didn't take long to find...

Over 1,100 people have called for an independent investigation into the failings of the Floating Bridge No.6, which operates the short East Cowes to Cowes crossing on the River Medina. The petition has been set up by Mark Cama, who...

After several months of no competition owing to COVID-19 interrupting racing in March, Wight Tri member Natalie Lawrence took on her first multi-sport event of the year at the Ultimate Aquathlon in Shropshire last weekend. The event consisted of a...

The latest online monthly concert at Quay Arts Folk Club on Sunday 23rd August sees the legendary Eliza Carthy featuring as the headline guest. Eliza first took to the stage as a young teenager in the late 1980’s since when...

2 good samaritans have been thanked for helping a woman to her feet after a fall and taking both her and her son back to their hotel. Bill Hewett was visiting the Island recently when his mother took a tumble....

Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the Isle of Wight tomorrow (Wednesday). IW Met Service says that heavy rain will move in early tomorrow morning and will persist into the afternoon, with some very heavy...