Steve Johnson has been appointed as a community development worker for Ryde, working to strengthen community services and facilities and offer support to vulnerable and isolated residents. Steve, who is no stranger to the town having worked for the Isle...

Mike Wilks, Provincial Grand Master of the Masonic Province of HIOW Thousands of people across the Bahamas, whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Dorian, will receive much-needed help thanks to a grant to UNICEF from Hampshire and Isle of...

A teenager has sustained facial and chest injuries following a knifepoint robbery in the Swanmore area of Ryde during the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police were called to Swanmore Road, near Weeks Road, at 00:54 following reports of...

Following Southern Water’s recent release of wastewater into the Solent, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has asked the company to explain what action they are taking to reduce the need for this to happen again. In a letter to...

A medical emergency on board Red Funnel’s Red Osprey is causing delays on the operator’s East Cowes-Southampton route tonight (Saturday).  The car ferry has docked at the East Cowes terminal and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have...

A trailblazing energy supplier, that will soon have a high street presence on the Isle of Wight, has been praised by the industry regulator for its innovative use of technology to help vulnerable customers. The efforts of Hampshire-based Utilita Energy...

Hundreds of people attended the successful ‘Winter Is Coming’ event on Thursday (10th October) at Newport’s Riverside Centre. A cross section of local and national organisations were on hand to give guidance and help on a wide range of matters....

An inspirational business course that has seen scores of new enterprises set up across the UK is bringing its revolutionary ideas to Newport later this month. The PopUp Business School team takes a new approach to business development, encouraging people...

A brand new season of shows starts this week at Ventnor Exchange, with highlights including a homage to 1970’s seaside holidays and hammer horror in Seaside Terror by the puppetry collective Odd Doll. Other shows include BBC Radio 4 regular...

Police, Fire and Ambulance crews are attending a 2-car road traffic collision on Middle Road at Tapnell this morning (Saturday). The road has been closed in both directions as a result of the incident outside Tapnell Farm on the outskirts...