5 charities are set to benefit from money raised by co-operative retail colleagues on the Isle of Wight thanks to the support of their local customers. More than £7,300 will be donated to Southern Co-op’s retail store charity partners which...

Bin men across the Isle of Wight have been working hard to collect waste as normal today, but the Isle of Wight Council say Friday collections may roll over to tomorrow. Crews are still out and about collecting as much...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at an address in the centre of Newport this afternoon (Friday), where crews have entered a property with a hose reel. 1 appliance has pulled up on Lower...

A sculpture design inspired by the Isle of Wight’s seaside heritage, natural beauty and the seascape and shore sculptures of the great 20th century British sculptor, Dame Barbara Hepworth, has won the competition to produce a theoretical design for a...

There are 52 mini-beaches or ‘micro-bays’ that make up the shortlisted Britain’s Best Beach Sandown Bay, and if you were walking past just one of them - the Science Beach - last Saturday, you’d have come across a strange and...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to an alarm activation at Sevenacres mental health unit on the site of St Mary's Hospital in Newport this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances - 1 from Newport and...

A fortunate group of Isle of Wight Studio School students were given the opportunity to visit the award winning Liz Earle Beauty Company recently as part of a project based learning experience.  Students are studying for a CREST Award (Creativity...

The main road in and out of the village of St Helens is to be closed for 1 week later this month, resulting in a lengthy diversion for motorists. Island Roads are set to undertake drainage works on Carpenters Road...

An Isle of Wight woman came to the aid of an elderly lady who found herself lost in the snow yesterday evening (Thursday). Donna Henderson was walking in East Cowes at around 17:15 just as the rain started to turn...

A 9-year-old boy has been caught with a penknife at a primary school near Ryde. Staff at Binstead Primary School were alerted to the situation recently when the child - who is below the age of criminal responsibility - started...