Emergency services are responding to a road traffic incident involving a cyclist in Shanklin this evening (Thursday).  The cyclist is thought to have been knocked their bike by a Kia car on High Street, outside Chubby’s takeaway. Police have closed...

Parents and students at Broadlea Primary School in Lake are being reassured after a pupil was found to have brought a BB gun into the school on Tuesday. Headteacher Sharon Freeley has written to parents to say that an 'inappropriate...

‘We don’t want to let these kids down’ - that’s from the Managing Director of Education Destination, following the last minute failure of a hotel to provide accommodation for visiting school children. Jon Carter is now asking Isle of Wight...

A car has come off the road and rolled onto its roof on The Downs near Duxmore this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency services are on scene and traffic is building as a result of the incident, which occurred at just before...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely’s campaign for more protection for Isle of Wight landscapes took a step forward today when the man tasked with reviewing designated landscapes in England, Julian Glover, visited the Island. Mr Glover met with Bob...

The Isle of Wight Council has cut 5 school bus routes for the forthcoming academic year, which begins in September 2019. It has been confirmed that a number of routes, operated by Southern Vectis' Vectis Blue buses, will no longer...

Isle of Wight trials rider Chris Stay put the disappointment of only finishing 6th at the second round of the British Trials Championships in Wales last month behind him, by regaining the lead in the championship with 2 brilliant wins...

With just a week to go until the Isle of Wight Festival 2019, organisers have revealed that the festival has teamed up with The Beatles Story, Liverpool to premiere their immersive virtual reality experience dedicated to The Beatles. 'Become The...

L-R: Megan, 6, Gary Marshall and Rosie, 8 Gary Marshall of Wootton Bridge Runners was the first Isle of Wight athlete home in this years gruelling Needles Half Marathon on Saturday (1st June). Marshall, 38, lost by just 22 sec...

Firefighters from East Cowes turned out in response to a 1-year-old child locked in at a property in the town earlier this morning (Thursday). 1 appliance was mobilised to Osborne Heights off Old Road at 09:59 following reports that a...