Islanders are being reminded that they should only consider visiting the tip if it is genuinely essential after one resident turned up with a single broken coat hanger and a faulty charger. Workers at the Lynnbottom Household Waste and Recycling Centre...

Members of the public are being encouraged to contribute to a new study on the marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals, which frequent the waters surrounding the Isle of Wight. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth are...

Arrests have been made after 2 cannabis cultivations were discovered by Police on the Isle of Wight yesterday (Wednesday). 2 men - 1 from Niton and 1 from Rookley - have been arrested on suspicion of cultivating a class B...

2 bin men on the Isle of Wight have been praised for rescuing a woman who had fallen at home. Amey workers Alex Wright and Kieran Hartnell were on their waste collection round in Freshwater when they heard desperate cries...

The team at Visit Isle of Wight are at the forefront of developing a new nationwide Tourism Standards scheme with Visit England that will be launched soon to help kickstart the UK’s tourism industry. Working in collaboration with Visit England,...

Online slots have always covered the largest part of every casino’s gaming portfolio. When a new game reaches the shelves of online gambling operators, players often run to it to see if it has any better features than the ones...

Isle of Wight Council committee meetings will be run live online using Microsoft Teams from June, it has been announced. Some elements of the normal democratic processes were temporarily suspended so that the council could develop a response to the...

New guidance issued to police officers expressly states that social distancing is no longer enforceable by law. In a document published by the College of Policing, officers are being told they cannot fine people for ignoring the 2-metre rule because...

In line with the latest government guidelines, Red Funnel is urging the public to heed the government’s advice and refrain from using public transport as much as possible - this includes using the company’s ferry service between Southampton and East...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Steve Double, a local NHS employee, recently purchased and then donated 30 plants for distribution to members of our community who have been socially isolated during the COVID outbreak, with the aim of boosting their wellbeing. The...