Police are launching an investigation into an alleged mugging in Binstead yesterday evening (Monday), in which a mountain bike was stolen from a 16-year-old boy. The incident is said to have occurred on Ringwood Road, near Binstead Road, at around...

Red Funnel supporting a previous charity of the year, Ability Dogs 4 Young People Nominations to become Red Funnel’s Charity of the Year 2020 are now open. Charities from the Isle of Wight and Hampshire area are encouraged to apply...

Hovertravel have suspended their Ryde to Southsea service this morning (Tuesday) due to technical issues with both of their hovercraft. The cross-Solent operator announced yesterday afternoon that they were down to just 1 craft due to a technical issue with...

IW Met Service have issued a yellow weather warning for fog across the Isle of Wight overnight and into tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Patchy fog will develop during the early hours of the morning, initially only affecting low lying valleys and...

The Rotary Club of Ryde, supported by Ryde Town Council, will be hosting their annual Fireworks Extravaganza at Haylands Primary School on 2nd November. As well as the fireworks themselves, there will be plenty of entertainment, a BBQ, ice cream...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has pledged to monitor the service performance of cross-Solent operators having received assurances from each that they were well prepared for the coming winter. Bob wrote to cross-Solent travel operators on 4th October asking...

Did you know that the term ‘one-armed bandit’ was originally used to describe people who learned how to steal from slot machines? It wasn’t until much later that it started to be used to describe the slot machines themselves. Of...

Ryde A continue their dominance in the Isle of Wight Table Tennis League Division 1 with a 9-1 victory over the siblings of Newport Vics B. However, Newport’s 15-year-old Sean Joyce gained a notable scalp with a 5-set victory over...

2019’s Wolverton Garden Fair saw over 9,500 visitors helping to raise a record-breaking £25,000 for Age UK Isle of Wight. The cheque was recently presented by the Wolverton Committee at a thank you coffee morning for all of their hard-working...

Isle of Wight artificial intelligence company Innovative Physics Limited (IPL) has scooped another coveted engineering industry award. The Shanklin-based company has been named Small Company of the Year at The British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) held at The Landmark London....