ISLE OF WIGHT GENERAL ELECTION 2019 RESULTS Seely CON 41,815 Votes Quigley LABOUR 18,078 Votes Lowthion GREEN 11,338 Votes Feeney IND 1,542 Votes Love IND 874 Votes Pitcher IND 795 Votes Conservative’s Bob Seely has once again been elected as...

BOB SEELY ELECTED - 41,815 VOTES Voting in the 2019 General Election is now over and the count is underway to find out who is going to become the next MP for the Isle of Wight. Follow our live updates...

Firefighters are attending an electrical fire on a residential street in Shanklin this afternoon (Thursday). 2 appliances are currently on scene at Oaklyn Gardens, off Green Lane. Crews from Shanklin and Ryde were mobilised to the incident at around 16:30....

The Isle of Wight Council Planning Committee is set to meet on 17th December to decide on whether or not to grant permission for the building of a multi-sports centre and ice rink behind Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde. Locals are...

Kayleigh Batchelor receiving her gold medal Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club took a large contingent to London last weekend for the British Rowing Indoor Championships. The event, held at the Lee Valley Velodrome, saw 13 members take part with Kayleigh Batchelor...

Do you need more space in your garage? Are there any unwanted bicycles in there? You could help yourself and families in Africa by donating your unwanted bikes to Re~Cycle: Bikes to Africa.  People living in rural Africa often walk...

Former Sandown Mayor Cathy Wright recently joined current Mayor Gary Young, town and parish councillors and representatives of local community groups to launch the new Bay-wide defibrillator map, identifying locations of life-saving devices in the Bay. The map, produced by...

The Isle of Wight Zoo has announced that Simi, a much-loved tigeress who arrived on the Island in 2016, has sadly passed away. Simi died last week as a result of a short illness, which the zoo says was related...

Island-based arts charity Independent Arts is seeking Islanders’ views on arts provision in Newport. 'Space to Connect' has been launched to look at the provision of affordable arts activities. The consultation is supported by a partnership between the Co-op Foundation...

Greenmount Primary School in Ryde has had to unexpectedly close today (Thursday). Staff at the school on Mayfield Road have had to send pupils home due to a lack of heating and hot water. Texts were sent out to parents...