Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley has urged the Government to increase funding for eating disorder research following a meeting with Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock, leading charity BEAT, and campaigner Hope Virgo. The meeting, held on Tuesday (21st...

The Isle of Wight Council is set to decide whether the Isle of Wight Festival can continue to be hosted at Seaclose Park into the 2030s. The Council's Environment and Community Protection Committee (ECPC) will meet later today (Thursday) to...

If you are a first-time visitor, the Isle of Wight may seem like a location from a fantasy book to you. A slower, traditional life devoted to music, food and nature. Festivals, coastal walks and village fetes are still a...

Ryde residents are being warned of the potential for significant flooding in the Monktonmead area overnight, with as much as 80mm rainfall forecast for the coming hours. The Environment Agency has highlighted that intense rainfall is expected on the Isle...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with forecasters predicting heavy rain and the risk of damaging winds tonight (Wednesday) into Thursday morning. IW Met Service has issued the alert advising that a small but...

Wightlink has been forced to cancel 6 of its car ferry sailings on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this morning (Wednesday). The cross-Solent ferry operator says that unexpected crew sickness has led to the decision to cancel 3 sailings from Fishbourne, and...

Black Friday 2025 falls on November 28th, and British retailers are already preparing their biggest sales event of the year. What started as an American tradition has become a cornerstone of UK shopping culture, with deals spanning everything from tech...

Direct access between Newport and Ryde will be severed for thousands of motorists when a vital A-road becomes one-way in February 2026. From 2nd February to 10th April, Elenors Grove - located between Binstead and Fishbourne - will be open...

Motorists are set to face nearly 3 months of disruption in early 2026 as Southern Water confirms a one-way system will return to Horsebridge Hill for critical mains replacement works. From 26th January to 17th April, all traffic heading into...

The Isle of Wight’s only Pizza Hut is set to remain open, with confirmation that it is 1 of 64 stores saved nationwide. DC London Pie Limited, which ran the Pizza Hut franchise in the UK, appointed FTI Consulting as...