A new electric bike share scheme has launched - a first for the Island - with a fleet of three electric bikes hitting the streets of Newport this week. Wight Cycle Hire Ltd, with support from the Isle of Wight...

Walk the Wight 2019 takes place this coming Sunday (12th May) – but there’s still time to sign up for the charity event. Thousands will walk in Mountbatten’s flagship event, which includes the 26.5-mile main walk from Bembridge to The...

This page contains details of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for which the consultation period commences on or after the Friday of publication. Each application can be looked up in detail at https://www.iow.gov.uk/planning/, quoting the application...

The first cruise ship scheduled to visit the Isle of Wight this season will arrive in the Solent tomorrow (Friday). The MS Bremen will be moored in Cowes Triangle from 09:00 until 18:00 on Friday 10th May. The 6,752 tonne...

Local shops and good transport links top the list of priorities when it comes to choosing where to live on the Isle of Wight. To mark New Homes Week (13-19th May), housebuilder David Wilson Homes, which is bringing new homes...

Kiko Matthews, who broke the female cross Atlantic solo rowing record in 2018, is now aiming to cycle 7200km of the Great British coastline, participating in over 70 beach cleans along the way - including here on the Isle of...

Ben Johnson at Dyfi Wightlink-Wight Mountain team rider Matt Allsopp headed to the first race in the Southdown Velo series at Goodwood Motor Circuit on Tuesday 30th April, competing in the E12 category. Racing for an hour plus 1 lap...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been called into action this afternoon (Thursday) and has landed on the playing fields at Ryde School. The life-saving helicopter is thought to have been requested by the Isle of Wight...

Cowes Sailability Club can now offer more opportunities for people with disabilities to go sailing on the Isle of Wight following the arrival of its new sailing boat.  Delivered just in time for the start of the 2019 sailing season,...

Stuart Dyer crossing the line in 2:07.32 3 members of Wight Tri - Stuart Dyer, Jan Fletcher and new member Mathew Parr-Burman - travelled to Grafham Water near Cambridge recently to take on the Anglian Water Standard Distance Triathlon, which...