More than 50,000 kilometres worth of individual car journeys have been replaced with bus travel in the past 2 years, thanks to a partnership between Visit Isle of Wight, Southern Vectis and local accommodation providers. The news comes in the...

Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are in attendance at a road traffic collision between a pedestrian and a van in East Cowes this afternoon (Friday). A child has been hit by a moving vehicle on Beatrice Avenue,...

An aspiration to turn the Isle of Wight into the world’s smartest and most connected island has taken a step closer to reality. Councillors last week approved the Isle of Wight Council’s Digital Island Strategy which aims to help Islanders...

Just 3 months after the successful re-launch of Mermaid Gin, the Isle of Wight Distillery has introduced Mermaid Pink Gin. The gin is presented in the same, strikingly sculpted, bottle as Mermaid - albeit decorated in shades of pink, including...

The Isle of Wight Council have announced that the troubled Cowes Floating Bridge will be undergoing yet more scheduled maintenance on Tuesday (25th June). Engineers will be working to replace a prow hinge on Floating Bridge No.6, which means the...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway played host to a most unusual railway vehicle last weekend - a 4-seat railbike. Owner Bruce Dunton, who with others has successfully cycled this machine on a number of heritage railway lines both in...

Fire crews from Ryde and Newport have responded to reports of a burning smell coming from a kitchen appliance at a property in Wootton this lunchtime (Friday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Church Road at around 11:50 after a homeowner...

New life-like resuscitation mannequins are giving Isle of Wight NHS Trust staff real-time feedback on how well they are performing Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (CPR). 18 new manikins will assist with resuscitation training across the Trust. The manikins will help benefit patients...

The White Lion in Niton has been taken over by the team behind another local pub. Renovation works are underway at the dining venue in the heart of Niton village following last weeks' takeover by the management team from The...

A rare Ford Transit flatbed van was stolen from outside a property in Newport overnight before being taken directly to the mainland. CCTV has captured the moment 2 people began snooping around the Transit 125 T350 Tilt and Slide van...