A grandmother from the Isle of Wight will be taking on the London Marathon later this month in memory of her granddaughter who died just before birth. Karen Tuckwell’s daughter Kerrie was pregnant with her third child back in 2013...

A state-of-the-art piece of custom-built surfacing plant is joining the Island Roads’ resurfacing fleet. The new ‘midi-paver’ is a specialist in resurfacing narrow roads and will be used extensively in the coming year when numerous rural roads will be improved...

The driver of a van was pulled by Police and later arrested on the outskirts of Newport yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Officers from Ryde Neighbourhood Patrol Team, assisted by dog handler PC Bartle and her trusty sidekick PD Chase, pulled over...

2 appliances from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending an address on the outskirts of Newchurch this evening (Wednesday). Crews from Ryde and Newport are on scene at Skinners Lane where a small grill pan fire...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information relating to a fight in Ryde at the weekend. The incident is said to have occurred between Ryde Bus Station and The Strand in the early hours of Saturday 6th...

Hundreds of bicycles are to be given a new lease of life in Africa thanks to local charity Re-Cycle Isle of Wight. For the ninth year running, Wightlink has provided free ferry travel to the charity which collects unwanted bicycles...

The Isle of Wight's Zac Lacey secured Gold at the Down Syndrome Swimming Federation European Open last weekend. Competing in the 200m Butterfly, Zac took victory in an impressive time of 03:16.67 beating his personal best by a staggering 26...

The Care Quality Commission, in partnership with Healthwatch Isle of Wight, are holding a focus group meeting on Wednesday 22nd May to gather the views and experiences of Islanders. The CQC would like to speak to people aged over 18...

Following the successful public meeting held by UKIP Deputy Leader Mike Hookem MEP in Ventnor last Monday, well known Councillor and local businessman Graham Perks has decided to leave the Conservatives and re-join UKIP. Councillor Perks is now the sole...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is on the search for a new Chief Executive following today's (Wednesday's) announcement that Mairead Healy is to stand down. The news comes after a period of transformation under Mairead's helm. She took up...