Staff and children at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School in Carisbrooke donned their pyjamas last Friday (15th November) in support of this year’s Children in Need appeal. The school community came together with a pyjama-wearing mufti day to...

Police are searching for the driver of a van, which is suspected of being involved in the theft of fuel, after he failed to stop for officers during the early hours of this morning (Thursday). Hampshire Constabulary say that reports...

L-R: Dave Hunt, Simon from Road Runners, Gary Marshall and Adam Tuck Ryde Harriers took part in a Half Marathon at Gosport at the weekend, with many runners achieving personal bests at the event. There were some strong performances for...

Something interesting is brewing off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Tourism increased by 5% in 2018 and early reports from 2019 indicate that summer saw a boom, too. There could be many reasons for this. People could be wanting...

Adaptive Engineering Solutions Ltd (AES) have moved to new premises on the outskirts of Newport, enabling the expansion of the local company's services and team. AES has relocated from the Island Innovation Centre at St Cross Business Park to Willow...

Ryan Kimber, who studied engineering at the Isle of Wight College, was this week named champion at the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual Student of the Year Awards held in Birmingham. The Islander beat off competition from other finalists from...

Travel and tourism students recently quizzed Wightlink staff about operations and marketing on a visit to the Isle of Wight ferry operator. They spent time on the Bridge of the Fishbourne-Portsmouth ship St Clare and talked to Captain Mike Smith...

A road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport is causing delays for those heading into the town this morning (Thursday). The incident, reported to involve at least 2 cars, has occurred on Long Lane near the junction with Buckbury...

A Mountbatten Nurse, whose job it is to get dying people to the place where they want to spend their last remaining days, has won a gold Outstanding Contribution Award at a national ceremony. Christina Ginsburg was given a standing...

More than 500 people came together to light up the dark November sky last Saturday (16th November) as part of The New Carnival Company's 'Dark Nights at the Villa' event. This free community event began with a magical illuminated parade...