Just a week after announcing that there would be no speedway on the Island in 2020 comes news that 6 or 7 tracks are hopeful of running a mini-season at weekends. The meetings will be classified as being at a...

A light industrial estate on the Isle of Wight has finally gone under the auctioneer’s virtual hammer for £396,000 in what turned out to be a bidding war. It was among 135 lots being sold online by Clive Emson, the...

Temperatures in excess of 30c were recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Friday), making it the hottest day of the year so far. Crowds of tourists and locals alike rushed to the beaches to make the most of the...

The sky’s the limit this summer as magnificent hot air balloons float back to Robin Hill for a 3-day extravaganza. Sky High Night Glow, in association with T&K Masks, will run daily from 17:00-22:00 between 20th-22nd August. After previously cancelling...

The allocation of the 156 new police officers who will join Hampshire Constabulary as part of the government’s announced uplift programme has been confirmed. As of 26th June this year, Hampshire had completed the last of its recruitment activity for...

East Cowes Town Council is asking every one of its residents to share their views on house building, employment, transport, heritage, regeneration and more in a detailed questionnaire which will be delivered to every household and business in the town,...

A former bank could be turned into 3 shops in Bembridge. Permission is being sought from the Isle of Wight Council to transform 2 High Street, a former Lloyds Bank. In November last year, planning permission was given for the...

Police have closed a road in the centre of Newport this afternoon (Friday) as a result of a lorry colliding with a bay window. The incident has taken place on Lugley Street, between Holyrood Street and St James' Street. It...

An announcement of £20million of new funding to help businesses get back on track following the effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been welcomed by Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely. The funding – aimed at small businesses – will...

A burglar who struck his victims over the head with 2 wine bottles has been convicted. Darren Rose, 29, of no fixed abode, forced his way into an address on Cross Street in Cowes armed with the bottles at around...