Solent Coastguard have issued an appeal for information after a boat was found around 25 miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight this morning (Saturday). The small dinghy was located by a vessel around 25 miles south west...

A record total raised at last year’s DECADEaNCE has been officially presented to Mountbatten. The popular dance party at Cowes Yacht Haven last November, organised by Tony Martin, raised £12,571 for the Island’s hospice. Tony celebrated 10 years of DECADEaNCE...

3 riders from the Isle of Wight will be tackling the challenging 100 mile South Downs Way next month (13th July).  The South Downs Way is one of the toughest off-road cycling routes in the UK, featuring approximately 13,000 feet...

More than 1,000 participants will take to the streets of Ryde for New Carnival Company’s (NCC) spectacular Mardi Gras next weekend (Saturday 29th June). The local Biosphere Island theme has been supporting IW Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’s (AONB) bid...

Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay over £10,000 in costs after a worker fell from the unprotected edge of Red Falcon's mezzanine car deck back in 2015. Southampton Crown Court heard...

If you’re stuck for something to do with the kids today (Saturday) why not head along to the Wight Military Museum in Northwood for their open day. They have a varied programme of activities lined up including a 'skirmish' between...

A woman struggling with breathing difficulties aboard a motor launch on the River Medina led to HM Coastguard, Cowes RNLI and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responding to her aid late last night (Friday).   At around 23:30 Solent Coastguard were alerted to...

A planning application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to build a state of the art indoor sports and education centre in Ryde offering ice skating, tennis courts, a climbing wall and much more. The Smallbrook Ice...

Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched to investigate a distress alert from a yacht off Bembridge this afternoon (Friday). RNLB Norman Harvey was launched at around 14:35 at the request of Solent Coastguard to investigate a DSC Distress alert that had...

Reports of animal cruelty taking place in a popular park in East Cowes turned out to be a false alarm, Police have confirmed this evening (Friday). 5 Police units rushed to Vectis Playing Fields off Victoria Grove at 16:56 after...