2 rescued lion brothers have moved into a brand new lion house at the Isle of Wight Zoo on Sandown seafront. Complete with a heated sleeping area, the new accommodation also features specially reinforced full-height windows which allow the public...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has partnered with YES Energy Solutions, a Community Interest Company, to launch a free service that provides impartial energy efficiency advice, and is calling on its customers to visit ssen.co.uk/energyadvice to sign up. In...

The number of missions completed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) increased from 1,429 in 2018 to 2,262 in 2019 - an increase of 58%. Of the 2,262 missions responded to, 640 (28% of them were...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (31st January 2020) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13972 £100.00 13749 £100.00 3467 £100.00 1535 £100.00 530 £100.00 9569 £100.00 10800 £100.00 12908 £100.00 12939 £100.00 1351 £100.00 15798

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...

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is once again looking to appoint 2 new Commissioners to serve on the independent Board of the Trust Port of Cowes, one of the busiest leisure harbours in the UK. Each year, the Commission conducts a...

Red Funnel has announced that the Isle of Wight's independent lifeboats, a collaboration of Ryde Inshore Rescue, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, has been elected as its Charity of the Year (COTY), 2020. The lifeboat groups...

An amateur photographer from Shanklin has scooped a prize in a competition designed to raise awareness of protected winter birds. Bird Aware Solent – a local partnership of conservation groups and Solent councils – created the ‘Great Solent Birdwatch’ to...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely took his campaign to secure more funding for the Island’s NHS back into the House of Commons on Monday. Mr Seely spoke during the NHS Funding Bill Second Reading Debate and reminded the Secretary...

The CLA and the Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society have announced the return of their prestigious awards celebrating rural work and life on the island – and nominations are now open. The Isle of Wight Rural Awards honour those...