Visit Isle of Wight is encouraging Islanders to join in with countryside charity CPRE’s Star Count 2020. The Isle of Wight offers incredible opportunities to view the star in the skies, and CPRE want to know what we can see...

Crew shortage is being blamed for a 45 minute delay on Wightlink’s Fishbourne-Portsmouth Service today (Friday). The cross-Solent operator says that due to absence of an essential member of crew, customers travelling on the Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry service may experience...

Firefighters were mobilised to a garage fire in an affluent area of Ryde overnight.  1 appliance from Ryde was mobilised to Spencer Road in the town at 03:37 this morning (Friday) following reports of a blaze developing. The single crew swiftly...

The winning numbers in this week’s big IW Lottery draw (21st February 2020) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 7145 £100.00 7869 £100.00 14736 £100.00 11078 £100.00 13184 £100.00 13830 £100.00 15724 £100.00 15756 £100.00 4844 £100.00 10646 £100.00 4717

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is calling on farmers, landowners and land managers to report any damage they find to the electricity network on their land, following the recent storms that have swept across SSEN’s central southern England distribution...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. New Applications Application...

Gambling has become an important market for many companies and developers. The industry is only growing with time and keeps on attracting more and more people. Gamblers are fascinated with impressive graphics and captivating games. Though with the growing popularity...

The Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint has a full entry of race cars and the track layout has now also been confirmed ahead of motor racing returning to the Isle of Wight on 28th/29th March 2020. Island-based company John Peck...

The RSPCA has teamed up with Pets at Home stores to raise vital funds to help tackle animal cruelty. The animal welfare charity’s staff and volunteers from 82 branches and centres across England and Wales are working with Pets at...

Wightlink’s managers will be out and about meeting customers and listening to their views again in 2020. This year, they will be engaging directly with commuters and other frequent travellers as they cross the Solent. Managers from several departments will...