The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is supporting businesses to access free expert and specialist advice as part of the Government’s national business readiness programme ahead of Brexit in just 37 days' time, although no events will be held by...

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of 6 offences following a late night operation in Rookley last night. Officers descended on Hillcrest Road in the village at around midnight and are said to have forced entry to a...

18th September Open Stableford: 1st Lawrence Tolfrey 42, 2nd Keith Taylor 39 21st September Open Stableford Division 1: 1st John Richards 40, 2nd Brian Dyer 40, 3rd David Bell 39, 4th Lawrence Tolfrey 39 Division 2 1st Ashley Palmer 39,...

L-R: Shirley Saunders, Lesley Clifford, Cllr Michael Lilley, Cllr John Hobart and Cllr George Cameron Hundreds of Girlguiding Isle of Wight members attended an all Island camp on the outskirts of Ryde over the weekend. Island Commissioners Shirley Saunders and...

The South & South East in Bloom Awards brought great news for Sandown, being declared South & South East in Bloom’s Small Coastal Resort of the Year 2019, with a Silver Gilt Award. The judges particularly commented on the diverse...

Shanklin Bowling Club are celebrating after what has been declared an excellent season for the club's teams and individual members. The Men's Shanklin A side have performed well and remain undefeated in all of this season’s Island-based competitions. The squad...

Motorists travelling between Ryde and Newport face 5 days of disruption as a result of the closure of the main road through Havenstreet next week. The rural route is used by hundreds, if not thousands, of motorists every day but...

Homes and businesses in the Carisbrooke area of Newport are without water this morning (Tuesday).  A large water main has burst in the area of Mountbatten Drive, resulting in a loss of supply. The incident was reported at around 05:40....

Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service tonight (Monday) as a result of adverse weather conditions. The operator says that services are cancelled until further notice with an update expected at 20:00. It comes just hours before a...

A Sandown mum has praised the generosity of an anonymous individual who bought a brand new scooter for her son, who had his stolen at the weekend. Young Callum's scooter was pinched from Sandown Library on Saturday lunchtime. Although it...