The Thames Valley Air Ambulance has landed in Shanklin this morning (Tuesday) at the request of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service. The red helicopter has touched down in the playing field of St Blasius Academy off Batts Road. Island...

As part of Operation Sceptre – the national week of action against knife crime – officers from the Isle of Wight’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been speaking to teenagers and introducing them to a special guest. Omar Sharif, 27, is...

A school bus has ploughed into the back of a van in the middle of Ventnor this morning (Tuesday). The single decker Vectis Blue bus has crumpled the red Vauxhall on Victoria Street in the town, where significant damage has...

A residential home in East Cowes has become the first Isle of Wight care home to receive a brand new package of training from the Dementia Awareness Partnership. Staff at Kynance Residential Home, which has between 20 and 30 residents,...

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has been awarded £1million by players of People’s Postcode Lottery to support the Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative. Make Fashion Circular aims to radically change the way clothes are designed, made, used, and reused. The funding will...

The RNLI are looking to build a permanent lifeguard station in Sandown, replacing the seasonal hut on the beach. A planning application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council seeking permission to place the permanent structure on the...

An Isle of Wight cyclist has secured a place on a brand-new international racing circuit for electric mountain bikes. Adam Holleyman, a Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team rider, will travel to Monaco in April to compete in the first leg...

A new sculpture crafted from an old water main has been unveiled at Fisherman's Walk in Bembridge today (Monday). The piece of art, named the 'Bembridge Wave', has been installed at Lane End thanks to the Bembridge Village Partnership. The...

HM Coastguard are assisting a yacht that has run aground on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Monday). ‘Golden Key’ is currently stuck on a sandbank having seemingly been caught out by a falling tide. A Pan Pan - a less urgent...

A new Dementia Lounge within Colwell Ward at St Mary’s Hospital was officially opened earlier this month. This Lounge has been specifically designed to create relaxing and welcoming environment. With its homely and familiar features, the room offers a very...