The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society have announced the return of their prestigious awards celebrating rural work and life on the island – and nominations are now open. The awards will...

Bryan Flawell, a prison officer at HMP Isle of Wight and a retained firefighter for the community of East Cowes, received his MBE at Buckingham Palace yesterday (Thursday). It was announced in the New Year's Honours List that Bryan would...

Cowes RNLI and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 were involved in a midnight search following the activation of a distress beacon last night (Thursday). At around 22:25, Solent Coastguard picked up an emergency distress beacon signal in the vicinity of Osborne...

Lanesend Primary School put on a top performance to secure a podium place in the J Rock Challenge in Southampton yesterday (Thursday). 8 schools from across Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight battled it out at the O2 Guildhall...

Southern Vectis’ parent company Go South Coast is marking International Women’s Day today (Friday 8th March) by celebrating the work and careers of some of its rising stars, including the Isle of Wight's Vik Mann. The Poole-based bus operator is...

This page contains details of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for which the consultation period commences on or after the Friday of publication. Clicking each link will take you through to the application where planning documents...

A small fishing boat taking on water in the area of Osborne Bay has been towed to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat tonight (Thursday). Just as the volunteer crew of Cowes Lifeboat were preparing to launch on exercise, Solent Coastguard...

Young people from across the Isle of Wight will be gathering in Newport with their families as part of the 'Youth Strike 4 Climate' action day on Friday 15th March. Students across the globe, from Germany to the Australian Gold...

Isle of Wight Pearl hosted their fifth Leaflet Exchange last Friday (1st March) and it was a huge success with 24 exhibitors attending the event. The exchange event allows Isle of Wight attractions to promote their businesses to accommodation providers...

The Isle of Wight’s Sandown Bay has been awarded 'Best British Beach' and Bembridge has been crowned 'Best Village' in the nationwide Countryfile awards. The online poll - run by the popular magazine in conjunction with the BBC TV’s Countryfile...