The Isle of Wight enjoyed Summer-like temperatures today (Friday) with the mercury hitting a staggering 27c in Newport, Ryde and Lake. Wall-to-wall sunshine was experienced across the garden Isle with tourists and Islanders flooding into the countryside and to the coast...

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is in Lake this evening (Friday) where a child has sustained an injury to their leg. Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service called in the specialist flying doctors shortly before...

The Cowes Floating Bridge has been involved in a collision with a sailing yacht on the River Medina this afternoon (Friday). The 2 vessels came into contact whilst the floating bridge was docking at East Cowes at just gone 16:00....

Women's J16 Quad - Kaleigh Batchelor, Lottie Tapsell, Rachael Debenham, Yasmin Wright and Daisy Faithfull Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Southampton for the Coastal Head of the River Race, hosted by Southampton Amateur Rowing Club, earlier this month. The...

Gurnard Lions Under 9’s Football Team completed a sponsored litter pick last Saturday (13th April) to raise funds to travel to the mainland to play matches. As well as doing a fantastic job looking after their local environment, the children...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a fire in the open in Newport this lunchtime (Friday). A hedge has caught light off Hinton Road and is threatening a nearby bungalow. The alarm was raised...

There is just over 48 hours remaining for walkers to receive a special fundraising pack when they sign up for this year’s Walk the Wight. The online deadline to receive a pack, walker number and a 2019 Walk the Wight...

Long-serving senior rating Chris Freemantle has retired from Wightlink after 44 years, 4 months and 4 days as a crewman on the car ferries that connect the Isle of Wight with the mainland. During that time, he spent 33 years...

Residents and visitors are being reminded that businesses along Shanklin Esplanade will remain open throughout the highway improvement works which are due to commence on 23rd April after the busy Easter bank holiday. Works to resurface the road will be...

Tonnes of rock has crashed down onto a popular beach in Sandown Bay following a cliff fall. The significant fall has occurred at Redcliff, Yaverland between Sandown and Culver Down. It's thought the cliff face gave way either overnight or...