Do you have a question about crime and safety in your local area? If so, make a date in your diary for the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) public meeting. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday 5th December, between 14:00...

A picture created by a young artist from Freshwater will take pride of place at Wightlink’s Yarmouth terminal building. 24-year-old Tristan Woods, who has autism, has had a passion for transport from a young age and has a developed a...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have had to cancel at least 2 crossings on their Ryde to Southsea service this afternoon (Thursday) due to technical issues. Both the 13:45 from Ryde and the 14:00 from Southsea have been pulled by the operator. Adverse...

A musical feast, with a world-class pianist in the line-up, is planned for an event in Ryde’s Vernon Square on Saturday 8th December, from 16:00-18:00. Pianist James Longford, who lives in the town and works with English National Opera, the...

Digital and online Isle of Wight Council services will be unavailable this weekend due to essential data centre works. The work will impact all internal and external systems including council websites, networks, wi-fi and telephone services. Critical and emergency-type services...

Visit Isle of Wight is looking for your suggestions for a Tourism Superstar for 2019. The competition, run by the Daily Mirror in conjunction with Visit England, saw Red Funnel's Jim O'Reilly voted the UK's Tourism Superstar 2018, sweeping the...

A care home for Ex-Service Men and Women has become the first on the Isle of Wight to install new anti-choking equipment for the safety of both staff and residents. St Vincents in Binstead, which was recently saved from closure,...

Passengers will find it easy to travel across the Isle of Wight this Christmas Day - thanks to special services from Southern Vectis. The operator has just announced its festive timetable - including extended services to help get local people...

Islanders are being made aware that a range of routine primary care appointments are now available most evenings during the week and in the mornings on Saturdays across the Isle of Wight, thanks to a government-led initiative. The appointments that...

UPDATED: Adverse weather on the Solent is once again causing disruption for Isle of Wight travel operators this morning (Thursday). Hovertravel’s service remains suspended this morning as the conditions have been deemed too extreme for Island Flyer to run between...