Wightlink will continue to run a revised timetable on it's Fastcat service until 1st May, it has been announced today (Wednesday). The cross-Solent operator's annual maintenance and refit programme was originally meant to last between 18th February and 28th March,...

20 children from 'Sandown Community Kids' travelled to London recently to visit the famous Chelsea Pensioners - a culmination of commemorative WWI projects carried out by the local group throughout 2018. The children were invited up to visit the Chelsea...

Red Funnel has been forced to cancel a number of sailings on its vehicle ferry service tomorrow (Wednesday). Essential maintenance means that the 05:00 and 08:00 early morning sailings from Southampton have been pulled, as well as the 06:30 and...

4 Isle of Wight sailing clubs are hosting 'Try Sailing' events this May in association with the Royal Yachting Association's (RYA) Push the Boat Out campaign. Each club will be holding one or more days when they open up their...

A section of coastal path at Brighstone has been reopened this week thanks to the kind permission of Brighstone Holiday Centre. Part of the round-the-Island route, which runs along the 'back' of the Isle of Wight, had to be temporary...

After last week’s Press and Practice session, the speedway season proper gets underway this Thursday (11th April) as the Wightlink Warriors septet, plus 5 specially invited visitors, come to tapes for the first meeting of the 2019 season. Smallbrook Stadium...

The Easter bank holiday is just around the corner and therefore Islanders are being urged to consider if they have enough medicine to last. The long weekend runs from Friday 19th April to Monday 22nd April and during this time,...

Central convenience in Upper St James' Street, Newport will close its doors for good on Easter Sunday. The decision has been taken to shut up shop in less than 2 weeks' time with the final day of trading confirmed as...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has raised concerns in Parliament about local housing targets and the lack of affordable housing for Islanders. Bob opposes the Government-imposed housing targets included in the Island Plan and is calling for a much higher...

Firefighters were called into action in Newport this afternoon (Tuesday) when a car was reported to be on fire. 1 appliance was mobilised to Fairlee Road, close to the slip road junction, at just gone 14:00. The crew found that...