The Isle of Wight Council is moving 17 elderly residents from a care home in Ryde over safeguarding concerns, it has been confirmed. The decision has been taken to axe the Council's contract with Cornelia Heights on George Street as...

The Phoenix Choir will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Sunday 21st April. The 50-strong mixed choir, with its roots in Wootton Bridge, was founded on 21st April 2009. The group perform easy listening songs under the banner of 'From Pavarotti to...

Just under 400 hours of time and more than £15,000 of cash and goods were donated to the local community by Co-operative Funeralcare colleagues on the Isle of Wight last year. In 2018/19, dozens of local causes benefited from donations...

HM Coastguard were called out to assist the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in Cowes late last night (Sunday). A sailor on board a yacht sustained an injury whilst out on the Solent and required stretchering off to receive treatment....

Get crafty this Easter for a family friendly plaster plaque-painting event on Wednesday 17th April, between 10:00 and 15:00. Be inspired by Roman wall paintings and decorate your own plaster plaque to take home. There will be a special reduced...

The main road between Lake and Shanklin has been closed in both directions this morning (Monday) to facilitate emergency carriageway repairs. Island Roads have been deployed to rectify a deteriorating section of road on Sandown Road between Alresford Road to just...

The New Carnival Company (NCC) recently travelled to Dublin to present last year’s IW Mardi Gras project ‘Global Biospheres’ at the 2019 EuroMAB. This 4-day biennial conference is for countries that participate in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme,...

1 person has died and 19 people have been injured following a crash involving a double decker bus and 2 cars on Forest Road near Newport. The serious crash, which occurred shortly before 13:00, has resulted in a major incident...

Volunteers from Hampshire Search and Rescue have been deployed to the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight this morning (Sunday) as part of the continuing search for missing 51-year-old Joyce Maryon from Ryde. Joyce was last seen on...

Police have located a suspect and carried out a number of searches following a public order incident in Newport on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to St James' Street in the centre of town at around midday when disorder erupted...