2 of the Island’s most popular classical musicians will be performing together for the first time at All Saints Church in Gurnard on Saturday 29th June at 19:30. Flautist Siobhan Cosgrove and pianist James Longford, who both live in Ryde, are...

The Dallaglio Rugbyworks Trackfest took place at Goodwood Circuit yesterday (Sunday 9th June) with Wightlink-Wight Mountain riders Kev Chant and Matt Allsopp racing in the Nat B E12 event. Both riders managed to get into the break after 10 minutes...

As part of Mountbatten’s continuing drive to engage the community, a new drama group is set to launch. The community group will be open to everyone above 16-years-old and no previous experience is required. There is also no need to...

Wholetime and retained firefighters from Ryde are tackling an outbuilding fire at an address in the town this lunchtime (Monday).  2 appliances are currently on scene at Pelhurst Road, where a hose reel is being utilised to extinguish what is...

2 sections of Newport's busy Forest Road are to be upgraded next month, with work taking place overnight for a period of 8 nights. The first section to be upgraded is between the Whitehouse Road/Betty Haunt Lane junction and a...

More than 1,300 nominations have been received for this year’s inaugural Wightlink Woof Awards - the finalists for which have now been announced. The new awards seek to promote the Island as a dog-friendly destination by highlighting some of the...

Families of children awaiting an autism assessment are being invited to update sessions to find out more about the service and help shape its future. The event, which is being organised by the Isle of Wight NHS Clinical Commissioning Group,...

Bembridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat has launched to a yacht that has run aground and is listing heavily to one side on Bembridge Ledge this morning (Monday). The volunteer crew members were called into action at 07:50 following reports to Solent...

Isle of Wight homebuyers looking to move up the property ladder are being urged to consider the government-backed Help to Buy scheme, which isn’t just for first time buyers. Housebuilder David Wilson Homes currently has the Help to Buy scheme...

Some wet and windy weather looks set to hit this year's Isle of Wight Festival, according to local forecasters IW Met Service. Patchy rain will be on the agenda for the start of the annual event with things turning unsettled...