Wightlink's Victoria of Wight car ferry has lost power and is limping into Portsmouth using auxiliary power only this morning (Friday), prompting the launch of Bembridge RNLI's lifeboat. The year-old vessel got into trouble off Fishbourne at around 08:00 when...

The first acts for next year's Spectrum Autism Festival have been announced, with just 6 months to go until one of the most unique festivals to hit the Isle of Wight gets underway at Sandown Airport. No matter what your...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (1st November) are: Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 6991 £100.00 10707 £100.00 14394 £100.00 12826 £100.00 14440 £100.00 1415 £100.00 4735 £100.00 12155 £100.00 14104 £100.00 11242 £100.00 10549

IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds tomorrow (Saturday) with gusts of up to 70mph expected on the Isle of Wight. A spell of severe gale force southwesterly winds will develop throughout Saturday morning and...

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...

Island Line trains are unable to serve Ryde Pier Head this morning (Friday) due to a fault with the electric third rail power system. Services between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head have been suspended until further notice whilst engineers...

Police, WightSAR and HM Coastguard are involved in the search for a missing woman in the Sandown, Lake and Shanklin areas tonight (Thursday). Search and rescue resources are currently sweeping The Bay area in the hope of locating the indivdual,...

Children out trick or treating in Shanklin have been handed SOAP instead of sweets, leading to concerned parents issuing a warning tonight (Thursday). 1 youngster has 'choked' and has been violently sick after consuming at least 1 of the green...

Several fire appliances are in attendance at St Mary's Hospital in Newport tonight (Thursday) as crews respond to an alert. Firefighters from Newport and Cowes are on scene at the main entrance to the lower ground floor of the hospital,...

Just 6 months after the relaunch of Mermaid Gin, the Island spirit has been presented with a prestigious international award. Coming up against competition from around the world, Mermaid Gin was awarded first place in the International Wine and Spirit...