Strong winds that are battering the Isle of Wight and the Solent area are resulting in damage and major travel disruption this morning (Sunday). A tree is reported to be down at Downend Road near Robin Hill, which is blocking...

An injured crew member on board a yacht in the Solent has been transferred ashore by Yarmouth Lifeboat this afternoon (Saturday). The volunteers of Yarmouth RNLI were tasked to launch the All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) by Solent Coastguard at around...

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for the Isle of Wight on Sunday. Forecasters IW Met Service say that a spell of strong west to northwesterly winds will affect the island throughout Sunday and even though the general...

Adverse weather conditions on the Solent have resulted in the suspension of Hovertravel's service this morning (Saturday). Strong winds have stopped both Island Flyer and Solent Flyer from operating on the Ryde to Southsea route. Hovertravel say an update will...

Firefighters from Newport and Freshwater are attending a rural address in Brook tonight (Friday) after a small electrical fire broke out a short time ago. 2 appliances were mobilised to Dunsbury Farm Lane at around 19:20 and both crews remain on...

This is your bi-weekly round up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court up until Friday 8th March 2019. The defendant's name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are...

7 men and women from across the Island were handed their pagers and officially welcomed into the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service at a passing out ceremony in Ryde this afternoon (Friday). The new recruits have spent the...

The Isle of Wight Council, in conjunction with Island Roads, has started a consultation on the proposed full pedestrianisation of part of Ryde High Street. Since 1985, motorists have been able to drive up the partially pedestrianised Ryde High Street...

The Isle of Wight Council is conducting a commuter survey that could have a positive effect on the lives of residents. The council want to find out about how employees across the Island travel to work, so that they can...

The 2019 Mike Howley Trust awards, which help support young actors, musicians, dancers, writers and technicians aged between 18 and 30 and living on the Isle of Wight, are now open for applications. Mike Howley, who worked for many years as Director...