Wight Shipyard Co delivered its first multi-million pound export order for a 250-passenger river catamaran to operate for Central Danube Region Marketing & Development GmbH’s Twin City Liner – a tourist service running on the River Danube between Vienna and...

Police have closed Brocks Copse Road between Wootton and Whippingham this morning (Tuesday) as a result of a single vehicle road traffic collision. A gold Peugeot 306 has ended upside down and on its roof in the middle of the...

The number of antibiotics being prescribed on the Isle of Wight is falling thanks to better awareness of when to use them. From November 2016 to October 2017, 92,497 antibiotic prescriptions were issued by GPs, but from November 2017 to...

Students at Christ the King College in Newport are celebrating success in Day 1 of the 2019 Rock Challenge, which took place at the Portsmouth Guildhall yesterday (Monday). Last night's event attracted a large audience and was supported by a...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway received the ‘Outstanding Visitor Attraction’ accolade for large groups at the Heritage Railway Association annual awards evening at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham on Saturday. The Railway was also nominated for awards in...

UPDATED: Police are understood to be seeking a suspect in connection with an arson attack on a property in Freshwater tonight (Monday). A number of officers responded to Sunset Close off the High Street alongside colleagues from the Isle of...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service implemented a 'code red' protocol today (Monday) due to a lack of available fire appliances. Retained firefighters across the Island received a message from fire control informing them of the situation...

UPDATED: Rush hour commuters travelling across the Solent are facing disruption this evening (Monday) as Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service. A technical issue with Solent Flyer means that the Ryde to Southsea route has ground to a halt. Hovertravel...

Holiday park operator Parkdean Resorts has set out investment plans of £2.1million across its collection of parks on the Isle of Wight for the 2019 holiday season. With a primary focus on new accommodation, over £1.2million will be spent on...

Work by Southern Water to build a 300m long tunnel under the streets of Shanklin to improve local bathing waters is progressing well. Since September 2018, work has been taking place to improve sewers in the area of Arthur’s Hill...