The Home Office has spent just over £55,000 on 67 new tasers for police officers working across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. As part of a £10million government investment in policing, £6.5million of the centrally funded money for vital...

A minor 2-car collision in Bembridge is causing travel disruption this afternoon (Sunday). Southern Vectis’ Route 8 buses are currently on diversion as a result of a crash on Embankment Road - between the villages of Bembridge and St Helens....

A landslip has sent tonnes of earth crashing down onto the revetment between Sandown and Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). Shortly before 14:20, a small section of the cliff collapsed close to Shanklin Sailing Club, spilling debris across the footpath. This...

Events involving large numbers of people could be banned by the Government if the coronavirus situation in the UK worsens, it has been confirmed today (Sunday). Health Secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out following in Switzerland's footsteps by putting...

The Isle of Wight Green Party will be holding the first in a new series of public meetings on Saturday 7th March, in Newport. In the run-up to the Isle of Wight Council elections scheduled for May 2021, Greens are...

Mr & Mrs Lewis The arrival of the brand new 2020 number plate has been so widely anticipated that when Esplanade approached several customers to see if they would like to be the first on the Island to be driving...

A leap year maybe unusual for some but for Bella, who is rumoured to be the oldest living lemur in captivity, it is her 10th as tomorrow (Sunday) she will turn 38 years old! The Isle of Wight Zoo in...

Islanders using the O2, Tesco or GiffGaff mobile phone networks are experiencing signal issues on the Isle of Wight today (Saturday). Don't be alarmed if you are finding it hard to send or receive calls and texts. It appears that the...

Coastguard Rescue Officers were tasked to assist paramedics when a man fell in the West Wight earlier this morning (Saturday).  Needles and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams were mobilised to Colwell Bay at 08:37 following a request for assistance from the...

Thousands of seriously ill people across Africa, who have no access to surgeons, will be treated thanks to a major new surgical training programme part-funded by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons. The £50,000 will help fund a programme specifically...