A brand new beach club offering a poolside lounger service, alfresco dining, a cocktail bar, pool parties and a beach bar will bring a Marbella style experience to the sandy shores of Sandown this Summer, it has been announced. 'Origin' is...

2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at Holland and Barrett in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). Firefighters were alerted to a potential fire at the retail premises on the High Street at just...

Emergency services are in attendance at an ongoing incident at Culver Down near Sandown this morning (Friday). A large number of Police units are reported to be on scene at the top of the cliff overlooking Sandown Bay. They first...

What, you may ask, are members of Girlguiding doing in a number of bus shelters. The answer is quite simple. They can be seen on the advertising posters that adorn the shelters in an attempt to raise public awareness of...

Havenstreet & Ashey parish councillors have launched a new meadow initiative at Havenstreet Recreation Ground following requests from parishioners to develop a haven for bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. As well as introducing an area for nature, the Parish are...

The Isle of Wight Council will be suspending the Cowes Floating Bridge service from 10:00 this morning (Friday) to allow essential repairs to be carried out ahead of the busy Bank Holiday weekend. An issue has been identified with the...

An impressive set of medals awarded to a distinguished officer from the Isle of Wight has sold at auction in Salisbury for £30,000. Brigadier-General Cecil Faber Aspinall-Oglander, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. lived at Nunwell Estate, Brading from the time of his...

If you're heading out to the shops or your local fast food chain this evening (Thursday) you might want to take some loose change with you as card payments are down across the country. Lidl in Shanklin and Newport, McDonalds...

The Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team have been deployed across the Solent to the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday). Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts are thought to be in attendance off Arctic Road in Cowes, where a piece of...

Firefighters have used a high pressure hose to extinguish a small fire in the kitchen of a property in Totland this evening (Thursday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called out to Alum Bay Old Road shortly...