A tangled spinnaker turned out to be the least of the problems for 5 people crewing a Cowes Week yacht, in an incident which saw several craft, including Cowes RNLI lifeboat, rushing to its aid this afternoon (Thursday). The spinnaker-tangling...

Newchurch Male Voice Choir joined forces with First Act Theatre Group for a summer serenade at St Saviour's Church in Shanklin at the tail end of last month. The choir sang a number of groups of songs, in between which,...

Singer, guitar player and songwriter Debbie Bond has been paying her dues in the Alabama backwoods for over 30 years and is now on her way to Ventnor for the first time. Influenced by the famed sounds of Muscle Shoals,...

Isle of Wight triathletes had success when they competed in competitions up and down the country at the beginning of the month. Wight Tri members Nina French and Steve Goodier travelled to Milton Keynes to take part in the Big...

Alice Doig from Cowes, who secured multiple A*s Teenagers across the Isle of Wight are celebrating today (Thursday) as they collect their A-Level results, with provisional figures showing that A-level, technical and vocational results have all improved this year. The...

Victim Gerry White, who was found in woodland on 27th May 2019 60-year-old Jonathan Christopher Stasiuk from Sandown, who is accused of murdering a former Isle of Wight Councillor, has appeared before the Crown Court today (Thursday). Stasiuk, of Pier...

3 Isle of Wight experiences have been named amongst the UK’s best by the leading media travel company, Lonely Planet. The ultimate United Kingdom Travelist 2019 ranks the 500 most memorable and compelling sights and experiences across Great Britain, Northern...

A Yamaha motorcycle has been stolen from outside an address in East Cowes this morning (Thursday). Islanders are being asked to keep an eye out for the Yamaha YZR R125 - registration HV62 AEA. The motorcycle was parked up on...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will take on Sands United FC Solent in a special friendly charity football match on Sunday (18th August). Islanders are being encouraged to support the two sides when they take to the pitch at...

Emergency service personnel are to 'escape' from the Isle of Wight in an upcoming charity fundraiser entitled 'Blue Light Breakout'. On 12th September 2019, teams from the police, fire and ambulance services on the Island will go ‘on the run’...