Patients referred to St Mary’s Hospital for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan are able to be scanned much sooner than before due to an additional MRI scanner on site. The mobile MRI scanner, which uses strong magnetic fields and...

Isle of Wight Festival organiser John Giddings has sparked rumours that legendary artist Phil Collins could headline this year’s festival. Earlier this morning (Friday), Giddings changed his cover photo on Facebook to an image of the former Genesis frontman, getting...

UPDATED: A car has rolled and come to a stop on its side on Middle Road near Calbourne this morning (Friday). Police, fire and ambulance crews are all in attendance at the scene close to Calbourne Water Mill. It’s understood...

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...

Firefighters from East Cowes, Newport and Ryde have all responded to an alert at GKN in East Cowes this morning (Friday). 3 appliances, an aerial ladder platform and the Incident Command Unit were mobilised to the Clarence Road site at...

Southern Vectis is celebrating the popularity of its festive bus services - with thousands of people travelling across its routes on Christmas Day 2018.  The Isle of Wight bus operator is unique in the fact it offers a comprehensive Christmas...

UPDATED: A large scale search and rescue operation is continuing on the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday) in a bid to locate missing 44-year-old Charlotte Alder, who hasn't been seen since yesterday afternoon. Family and friends raised concerns for...

A large diesel spill originating from an articulated lorry has resulted in a clean up operation in Wroxall this afternoon (Thursday). Island Roads have been using spill kits to clear the sticky situation at St Martin's Road, just off the...

A new, life-saving defibrillator has been successfully installed at The Royal Hotel in Ventnor. Recent fundraising by the hotel team has led to the purchase of the defib and external storage box. This means that the device is available 24...

A specialist tunnel boring machine is set to get to work in Shanklin next week when it begins tunneling 22 metres below the surface as part of a major £4million scheme to improve bathing water quality in the town. Since...