Newport & Carisbrooke Parish Council (NCPC) are looking for reliable, local trades to fill their new Preferred Contractors List to help them with projects and regular maintenance. NCPC has a skilled team already employed directly by the parish council but...

A lathe belonging to the late master carpenter Ron Newman has been restored to full working order by Ventnor Shed. Chris and Kim Read visited the Shed at St Boniface Fields on Saturday to see the wood lathe in action...

A further donation of £3,000, raised through the sale of a highly popular book called 'An Island Legacy', has been presented in support of Islanders facing death, dying and bereavement. It brings the amount donated by author Ken Hicks MBE...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been in action already this morning (Tuesday) after being called to reports of a flat fire in Ryde. 2 appliances - 1 from Ryde and 1 from Newport - were mobilised...

Strong winds that are battering the Isle of Wight and Solent area are causing cross-Solent travel disruption this morning (Tuesday). Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their Ryde to Southsea service as a result of the adverse weather conditions. The...

49-year-old Joanne Wraxton has been handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to unlawfully and maliciously wounding her husband without intent by stabbing him in the arm. Wraxton of Green Lane, Shanklin appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court...

Wightlink have announced that they will no longer be texting customers and other subscribers about general service updates. The cross-Solent operator says that from Monday 1st April it will be making changes to the way the company communicates with the...

Why would you want to double the chances of dying in a car crash? That is the question being asked by Roads Policing officers as they take part in a national week of action around seatbelt enforcement. Police across Hampshire...

Buckle up for an Adventure! The Isle of Wight Children’s Festival is back, bigger and better than ever, following it’s hugely successful launch last year.  Taking place during the Easter Holidays from the 10th-12th April 2019, for 3 days the...

'The Isle of Wight Festival at 50' was the winner of Single Factual Entertainment Programme at The Royal Television Society Southern 2019 Professional Television Awards, which took place in Winchester on Friday. The one-off programme, commissioned by the BBC to celebrate...