The Green Party’s Vix Lowthion has been backed as a leading candidate to be the Island’s next MP, with the Lib Dems standing aside locally in next month's General Election. As a result of an arrangement negotiated with input from...

Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight, Mrs Susie Sheldon JP, was given a tour of Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat on Sunday. Mrs Sheldon, who is also Patron of the charity, was guided around by Operations Manager Mark Birch. He...

A public consultation on plans to close All Saints’ Primary School in Freshwater is now underway. The Isle of Wight Council has published a public notice signalling the start of a 5-week consultation on proposals to close the school from...

Planning continues at a pace for the WightFibre Charity Premiere event celebrating the release of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Taking place on Thursday 19th December at Cineworld in Newport, the event will be the third hosted by...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a tumble dryer fire at a property in Winford this evening (Wednesday).  2 appliances from Sandown and Shanklin were called to an address on Forest Road at just before 19:30...

A large stone trough, purchased in memory of a local historian, has been stolen from a cemetery in Cowes. The trough was taken from outside of the East Chapel at Northwood Cemetery at some point overnight from Friday into Saturday....

The BBC One game show Catchpoint is on the hunt for contestants from the Isle of Wight for their new series that will be filming in 2020. Following a successful debut series which aired earlier in 2019, the family-friendly game...

Catering students at The Isle of Wight College were given the fantastic experience of a professional masterclass recently, held by a team of development chefs from mainland company Essential Cuisine. During the day the students worked in teams to produce...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) have this week announced an exciting new national project, supported by Arts Council England (ACE) through their National Lottery Project Grants funding programme. The Open Road project will look at the challenges of inclusive carnival...

While you may be aware of the ancient art of engraving, you might not know much about the different techniques and technologies that are deployed today to achieve it. To bring you up to speed, here is a quick exploration...