Island Line is running a reduced service between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin for the remainder of today (Wednesday). Due to a member of signalling staff being taken ill, only one train is able to operate on the Island Line...

The Post Office has agreed to relocate Sandown Post Office to the Central store on Avenue Road. The current premises at Albert Road, also run by Central, will no longer be available for Post Office use due to the expiry...

3 enthusiastic and knowledgeable Islanders have established their own fossil hunting business on the Isle of Wight. Megan Jacobs, Theo Vickers and Jack Wonfor have joined forces as 'Wight Coast Fossils' to give locals and tourists alike the opportunity to...

New research from local housebuilder Barratt Homes shows that the government’s Help to Buy scheme can knock more than 3 years off the time it takes to get on the property ladder. Barratt, which is building new homes on the...

By a series of coincidences, Orpheus Singers' next concert will feature a number of family members. The concert, at St. Catherine’s Church in Ventnor, takes place on Saturday 30th March 2019 when the choir will perform Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem....

A man who shone a laser at a Police helicopter whilst it was searching for a missing person in Brading last night (Tuesday) was later found to be in possession of an air rifle, Hampshire Constabulary have confirmed. As first...

First Place Rider Tim Wiggins Over 180 mountain bikers took on the Isle of Wight's legendary 7 Hills challenge on Sunday, organised and hosted by GP Sport and Wight Mountain.  Clear blue skies and unusually warm temperatures greeted riders as...

L-R: Daniela Fisher, Emma Bound and Tina Stuart Southern Housing Group’s registered care home at Argyll Street in Ryde has been rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Following a recent inspection of the 9-bed home at 22 Argyll...

Wildlife experts, landowners and other interested people will come together in Newport tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) to debate how wild the Isle of Wight should be.  The sold-out ‘Wilder Wight’ event is organised by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust,...

After more than 20 years of sailing the Solent, Red Funnel’s hi-speed passenger catamaran ferry, Red Jet 3, will be sailing into sunnier climates and warmer waters following a recent purchase by a Croatian ferry company. Red Jet 3, which...