A 65-year-old man from Ventnor has been given an 8 week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for making an excessive and persistent amount of 999 and 101 calls to Police. Paul Anthony Sainsbury, 65, of Leeson Road in Ventnor,...

Ron Bowler has been appointed as the new president of Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club. A virtual handover took place recently with Paul Wheeler, who has held the role for the last 12 months, passing the baton over to Ron. Whilst...

Concerns over 2 children in the sea off East Cowes led to the launch of Cowes RNLI lifeboat yesterday evening (Monday). When the lifeboat arrived on the scene it was found that the children, aged 8 and 13, had managed...

After a difficult time for sport in general and with no cycle racing allowed during the recent lockdown, the Wightlink-Wight Mountain TT Series finally got underway last week (16th July) with a 10 mile time trial on the Colemans circuit....

Red Funnel has announced that it will be doubling its daily Red Jet crossings starting this Saturday, taking the service from 6 daily crossings from each side to 12 - with more vehicle ferry sailings to commence from 1st August....

A brood of ducklings who were rescued after being trapped down a drain at the side of a busy road are now being given the care they need at the RSPCA’s animal rescue centre at Godshill. Island Roads teamed up...

The Chair of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Steering Committee, Jonathan Bacon, has submitted representations in respect of the current oil drilling application for Arreton on behalf of the UNESCO Biosphere. Many people have cited the...

The owner of Oasis on the outskirts of St Helens has received anonymous phone calls branding him 'naive' and 'stupid' for passing on a 15% discount to customers. The Government has this month launched an initiative whereby all establishments selling...

A woman from Kent who lost her wedding ring whilst on a trip to the Isle of Wight has been reunited with the piece of jewellery thanks to members of a local lost and found group. Nishu Dhakal, from Dartford,...

Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date. With elections for the Isle of Wight Council, town, parish and community councils, and...