24 local teams took part in a hotly contested men's 6-a-side football tournament at Shanklin's County Ground on Saturday (20th July), as part of a series of tournament's organised by the club. Osborne Coburg won Group 4 and met East...

A power cut has hit homes and businesses in the Binstead area of Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Those in the PO33 region have lost supply due to a network fault. A total of 126 postcodes were affected when the power...

2 independent Ryde opticians are to merge their practices in an exciting move for the town’s eyecare. Ryde Opticians and Hearing Care and the Medical Eye Centre (Cross Street) will join forces on 1st August and will trade from the...

McDonald’s has today (Friday) confirmed a further 115 restaurants will now offer breakfast until 11:00 as they test customers reaction to the extended breakfast hours. For the last 6 weeks, the Isle of Wight's 2 restaurants and 5 others in...

A vacant seafront hotel in Sandown went under the auctioneer’s hammer today (Friday) for £750,000. The 60-bedroom Esplanade Hotel, at 42-44 High Street, Sandown, was sold by Clive Emson Auctioneers for £250,000 more than the freehold guide price following a...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely is planning to speak in Ryde this Saturday (27th July) amid excitement over a new Prime Minister with 'sympathy' for the Island taking office. Mr Seely is due to talk to the Ryde Society...

Chris Cass, the starting marshall at the Wightlink Warriors' Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde, has been selected to take charge of the same procedures at the British Speedway Grand Prix at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff in September. The high profile...

2 takeaways on the Isle of Wight have been handed a 1-star food hygiene rating by the Isle of Wight Council, showing that major improvement is necessary at both establishments. Lake Kebab & Pizza House at Sandown Road, Lake was...

The Isle of Wight Council has declared a climate emergency in an effort to tackle climate change on a local level. At a meeting of the Full Council on Wednesday (24th July), councillors backed an amended motion for the authority...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced it will be launching a new UK body, one of the first of its kind to be established in the UK, to bring together the Solent’s marine and maritime strengths and assets...