A summer staple in East Cowes will remain closed until next year — as the town council cannot meet the safety needs. The children’s paddling pool on the seafront, which is owned and operated by East Cowes Town Council, has...

Southern Vectis has announced a host of new school bus services, in addition to its regular network of commercial bus services, in response to a cut in Council-funded services. Many of the new commercial school routes are designed to provide...

The return of white-tailed eagles to England has reached its next key milestone with the successful release of a further 7 birds on the Isle of Wight. The 5-year reintroduction programme, now in its second year, is led by Forestry...

Firefighters from Ryde, Sandown and Shanklin were mobilised to a property in Seaview early this morning (Tuesday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to reports of a potential property fire in the village at around 05:00,...

A new website to help young people in Year 11 plan and prepare for life, study and work after school has been launched by Island Futures and the Hampshire Careers Partnership. 'Flying Start Isle of Wight' links to a range...

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Ventnor have been hit by a power cut this morning (Tuesday). A total of 72 postcode areas in both Lower and Upper Ventnor are without electricity supply owing to a fault on the network....

A power cut has hit homes on Pan Estate in Newport this evening (Monday). Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they are aware of the problem and engineers are working to restore power as soon as possible. Supply was lost...

Roads Policing officers from the mainland travelled to the Isle of Wight over the weekend to target anti-social vehicles and motorcycles across the Island in an operation know as Op Wightwash. 2 unmarked Police cars and 3 marked Police motorcycles...

Fire crews from Sandown, Shanklin, Ryde and Newport were mobilised to reports of a property fire with persons still inside in Sandown earlier this evening (Monday), but cooking fumes have been blamed for the alert.  3 fire appliances, the Incident...

Self-employed Islanders whose livelihoods have been affected by coronavirus will be able to claim a second payment of up to £6,570 from today (Monday) - as the government continues to help drive the UK’s recovery. Over 2.7 million people across...