Gardeners at Ventnor Botanic Garden are hoping to transfer pollen and generate seeds of a Cycad plant for the first time in the UK for 60 million years, thanks to the growth of both a male and female 'cone'. Recently...

Photo: @FreshwaterFire Police, fire and ambulance crews are attending a crash on Middle Road near Calbourne this evening (Thursday). The incident, which involved a single, has occurred on the Freshwater side of the junction with Calbourne Mill. The road is...

In the same week that Westminster House has been praised by inspectors for providing high quality care, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed a near £1million project to improve its facilities. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated...

2 teenagers cut off by the tide at Luccombe have been rescued by Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat this evening (Thursday).  The boy and girl found themselves stuck against the cliff face between Shanklin and Ventnor shortly before 18:00. The...

An exciting new documentary project promises to put the Isle of Wight firmly on the film making map. The brainchild of veteran, Island-based documentary filmmaker Bill Bristow, Our Isle of Wight has been described as an exciting journey through time...

HRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been racing in The King's Cup sailing event off Cowes on the Isle of Wight today (Thursday). Prince George and Princess Charlotte watched on as their parents, William and Kate, competed on...

The RSPCA has revealed there were 16,200 calls coming through to its cruelty line from the South East last year with concerns for the welfare of cats - 376 of them on the Isle of Wight. Across England and Wales...

Every year the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat (FILB) runs a Grand Draw raffle and 3 local independent shops have joined forces to donate a specially made original Isle of Wight Gansey as one of the main prizes. A Gansey is a...

A second weather warning for the Isle of Wight has been issued by local forecasters IW Met Service - this time for heavy rain. Overnight tonight (Thursday) an area of heavy showery rain will push in from the southwest. Some...

122 swimmers taking part in the 67th Pier 2 Pier swim safely completed the 1.8 mile course across The Bay between Sandown and Shanklin on Saturday. Escorted by 23 kayakers, Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat, Ryde Inshore Rescue and Shanklin...