Bathing waters around the Isle of Wight have been given a big thumbs up in this year's Solent Water Quality Awards. The Island was successful in gaining 10 awards at Colwell, Cowes, Gurnard, Ryde, Sandown, Seagrove Bay, Shanklin, St Helens,...

Cineworld will close its doors to the public tomorrow (Wednesday) until further notice in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Isle of Wight's Cineworld complex is located in Newport. Mooky Greidinger, Cineworld Group chief executive, has said: "At Cineworld and...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced restrictions to visiting for all of its services in response to COVID-19. Only essential visits are now being welcomed and those visits have to be arranged with the ward management. Children should...

After a winter of cancelled events, Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club returned to competitive action on the water at the BTC Spring Head Race on the River Itchen in Southampton. Ethan Walters and Riley Horrix carried on where they left off...

Members of Sandown Town Council have taken the decision to close the Broadway Centre with immediate effect following the announcements made by the Government. Sandown Town Council will be working to put in place other measures to support local health...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has received written confirmation that Island schools will receive a significant increase in funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). At the same time Bob has been able to confirm that...

Police have been alerted to the theft of a car from a driveway in Rookley overnight. The owner of a blue Ford Focus stepped outside to go to work this morning (Tuesday) only to discover her vehicle had disappeared. Islanders...

Carphone Warehouse has announced that it is set to close all standalone stores in the UK, meaning the Isle of Wight will see yet more empty shops in both Ryde and Newport. Dixons Carphone has confirmed that all stores will...

The largest-ever number of cadets have graduated from UKSA's flagship course - the Superyacht Cadetship. 34 graduates, aged 18-25, have completed the first phase of the 5-phase programme. One third of the students have already secured roles, with the other...

Walk the Wight has been cancelled for 2020 due to the ever-changing situation with coronavirus, it has been announced. The annual major fundraising event was due to take place on Sunday 10th May 2020 for it’s 30th year. Although the...