Sandown’s Broadway Centre hosted around 40 Sandown residents last Thursday (22nd August) who were keen to speak with Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely about the Council’s housing plans for the area. The meeting was the 9th so far of...

Goodleaf Tree Climbing, based in Ryde, has been selected as 1 of 100 trail-blazing small businesses in the official count-down to Small Business Saturday, which takes place across the UK on 7th December 2019. The ‘Small Biz 100’ are a...

The Wightlink Warriors' number 1 rider Georgie Wood has been issued with a 28-day racing ban by the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA). Social media comment had questioned how Maidstone-based Wood could be missing Warrior fixtures whilst continuing to race...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has written to the local council asking them to reconsider a decision to charge a small bookshop in Newport £400-a-year to put a cardboard box of second-hand books on the pavement outside the shop....

A section of the busy Cowes to Newport road at Northwood is to be upgraded next month. The section between Medham Farm Lane and Coronation Avenue at Northwood will be excavated and rebuilt as well as resurfaced by Island Road...

Firefighters are rushing to the scene of a house fire in the village of Niton this morning (Friday). Smoke can be seen issuing from a property on Blackgang Road, at the start of the village's one-way traffic system. Members of...

Aldi is offering 20 schools across the UK, including here on the Isle of Wight, the chance to win £20,000 each through its new Kit For Schools campaign. The promotion, which is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB,...

A positive change to the Blue Badge scheme comes into play today (Friday), as people with hidden disabilities will be eligible for a permit. But a new study reveals dedicated parking spaces for Blue Badge holders are already at breaking...

A number of highly offensive Swastika symbols - which are associated with Nazi Germany - have been sprayed onto the doors of a school in Ventnor overnight. The unmistakable graffiti has appeared on doors and signs around St Catherine's School...

After a recent and successful trial, Northwood House Charitable Trust has agreed to provide 4 free spaces every day for Isle of Wight patients that need to travel to the mainland for NHS treatments or appointments. The Park Road car...