Schools across the Isle of Wight have been working creatively to minimise the impact of having to close to most pupils, due to the COVID-19) pandemic, on their pupils' education. Island schools have developed home learning packs, kept timetables of...

Ireland is known for being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Many tourists engage in gambling activities when visiting this island. Below, we will discuss the gambling laws in Ireland that any tourists visiting in 2020...

A Calbourne schoolgirl and her dad have done their bit to support Mountbatten Hospice by undertaking their own version of Walk the Wight. Ella White, 8, was one of thousands left dismayed by the cancellation of Mountbatten’s annual fundraising walk...

Under the new government guidelines, Busy Bee Garden Centre in Ryde will re-open to the public on Wednesday morning. The company has been closed since the lockdown began in March but has now been permitted to re-open and will do...

Conflicting information from the Government has led to confusion amongst Islanders as to what is and isn't changing as lockdown is eased - but here is a full list of what you can and cannot do. The new rules will take...

Cowes Enterprise College has been forced to closed its doors for the rest of the week to enable a deep clean to take place after an individual tested positive for COVID-19. Although the majority of children have been off school...

The pursuit of a silver hatchback has resulted in a driver being arrested by Police in Wootton this afternoon (Monday). 3 Police units pursued the VW Polo after it failed to stop for officers in the Wootton area at just...

Members of Girlguiding Isle of Wight have not just been celebrating 75 years since VE Day, but looking into the history of the event. Some of the girls have been studying just what happened at those street parties for the...

On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, Mountbatten will join the rest of the world in marking International Nurses’ Day tomorrow (Tuesday). Tributes will be paid and thanks will be given for the remarkable work of nurses, and candles will be...

31 Islanders have now died at St Mary's Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, latest figures released this afternoon (Monday) confirm. According to NHS England, the latest victim of the deadly virus passed away at the hospital on 8th May....