Mountbatten has published its 2018-19 Annual Review, highlighting its largest ever increase in the numbers of people across the Isle of Wight being supported – up by 50% in just 1 year. The rapid rise is down to a number...

Police have already made their first seizure of the day, taking an unlawful van off the Isle of Wight's roads. The Nissan Kubistar van was stopped on Fairlee Road on the outskirts of Newport sometime before 08:45. Roadside enquiries carried...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been pulled from service this morning (Saturday) due to a fault with a prow cable. Engineers are said to be on site to repair the issue, with hopes of resuming a normal timetabled service later...

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Bembridge and St Helens for the annual fort walk once again this year, but tides dictate that it will take place earlier than normal. The Bembridge Fort Walk – or as some...

6 men from across the Island were handed their pagers and officially welcomed into the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service at the second passing out ceremony of the year this afternoon (Friday). The new recruits have spent the...

Wightlink's Fast Cat catamaran service has been hit by a mechanical issue this afternoon (Friday) as commuters head home for the weekend. Due to what is understood to be an engine issue with one of the Wight Ryder vessels, a...

The Awakening, a festival dedicated to wellbeing and self-care, which debuted on the Isle of Wight last month, is joining cosmic forces with the new family festival The Great Wonderfest, to curate a beautiful holistic wellbeing retreat experience.  The Awakening...

The Isle of Wight group promoting the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Island’s iconic 1968-70 rock festivals is now calling for the creation of a permanent visitor centre to honour the legacy of those events. The All Wight Now legacy...

Police and paramedics are responding to a road traffic collision at the bottom of Victoria Grove in East Cowes this afternoon (Friday). The incident, which is reported to involve 2 cars, has occurred near to the bend where Victoria Grove...

L-R: Conner Knight and Ben Nicholls Over 80 players took part in the Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club Men's Club Championship last weekend. The Peter Hammond Cup (18 holes handicap) was played for on Saturday (13th) and was won by...