The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed in East Cowes this morning (Sunday).  A medical emergency has prompted the flying doctors to respond to the Island from their base in Andover. The yellow and green helicopter has...

A beach in Sandown has been partially cordoned off by HM Coastguard this morning (Sunday) following the discovery of an unexploded grenade. Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team are currently at Yaverland Car Park, where officers are preventing members of the public...

Passengers on Wightlink's catamaran service will be unable to park at the wet end of the pier for an overnight period next week. Re-lining work is being carried out at the pier head car park between 20:00 on Thursday (24th...

More than 252,000 people in the South East are now receiving personalised Universal Credit support, new figures show - including 4,453 people on the Isle of Wight. The latest data reveals that 2.5million people nationwide are benefiting from Universal Credit...

Man of the match Liam Little Sandown & Shanklin travelled up the county to play Farnborough RFC in their fifth league fixture of the season last weekend. The visitors looking to maintain their 100% start to the season, meanwhile the...

Bob Seely MP has met with local Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) representatives in Parliament and pledged his continuing commitment to fight for a fair transitional State Pension arrangement for all WASPI women. Shelagh Simmons and Sally Robinson were...

The latest book by local showbiz writer and broadcaster John Hannam has already become his fastest seller to date. 'More Wight Connections', with a foreword by Level 42's Mark King, is proving very popular and sales are expected to rise...

A special awards night to celebrate the efforts of people who went the extra mile during Walk the Wight was held on Thursday night. Mountbatten welcomed walkers to the hospice for the 2019 Walk the Wight Awards, where the current...

During the debate on the Queen’s speech in Parliament this week, Island MP Bob Seely pushed forward with his campaign for an Island Deal – which would result in more Government funding for the Island. Bob highlighted the challenges faced...

10 locally-designed banners celebrating Newport’s role as the Island’s historic county town have been installed in Newport High Street. The flags were created by a Newport-based team from Solent Co, and installed by Island Roads staff this week. Each one...