It took an early spell of pressure from Southampton resulting in a penalty to wake Ventnor up and propel them to a convincing victory.  Ian Lane showed the way with a massive counter ruck that provided Ed Blake with a...

The Isle of Wight’s young carers are to receive support with cross-Solent travel, thanks to a new partnership between Wightlink and YMCA Young Carers. On National Young Carers Day (30th January), the ferry operator has announced its plans to work...

24 dead pheasants - tied together in pairs - have washed up on the shoreline between Totland and Colwell this week. Local resident Shelley Cook was walking her dog along the West Wight coast yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) when she noticed...

Children at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School in Carisbrooke have a new member of their school - an Australian Labradoodle. The puppy - named 'Cookie' by the children - has joined the school community as a therapy dog to...

Missing East Cowes man Harry Stagg has been found safe and well on the Costa Del Sol some 2 months after going missing. The 23-year-old was last heard from on 29th November and was due to spend Christmas with family...

Firefighters have extinguished an electrical fire in the engine bay of a Luton van in Lake this afternoon (Wednesday). 1 appliance from Shanklin was mobilised to outside Honor and Jeffrey Garden Centre between Lake and Apse Heath at around 15:00....

One of the main roads into the village of Niton has been closed this afternoon (Wednesday) to enable repair work to a burst water main. Newport Road has been closed from its junction with Rectory Road to its junction with...

Injured, unwanted and neglected animals have been given a boost thanks to a revamp which has transformed the Isle of Wight’s RSPCA animal rescue centre. Rebuilding work has now been completed and the animal shelter’s team are looking forward to...

Experience 1970 is to recreate the iconic 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage for the 3-day 50th-anniversary event in September. This summer sees the golden anniversary of ‘The Last Great Event’ when a staggering crowd estimated at up to 600,000 swamped...

Staff at Island Roads have presented £1,902 to the local charity Home-Start IOW. The money was raised from a variety of events during 2019 when Home-Start IOW, a Newport-based voluntary organisation offering support to parents and carers facing difficulty, was...