An urgent warning has been issued to schools, GPs and other organisations informing them about potentially dangerous Ecstasy tablets and Ketamine in circulation amongst young people on the Isle of Wight. Police have received intelligence regarding 2 different forms of Ecstasy tablets,...

Red Funnel have cancelled 2 late night crossings on their East Cowes to Southampton route this evening (Tuesday). The cross-Solent operator say that due to technical issues, both the 22:30 from Southampton and the 23:55 from East Cowes have been...

Island Roads will be gritting the Isle of Wight's road network tonight (Tuesday). All P1 and P2 routes will be treated as a precautionary measure alongside bridge decks at Foxes Road and Stag Lane in Newport. The fleet of gritters...

Young people on the Isle of Wight will have the opportunity to study higher level qualifications in digital technology. The news was announced at the second Digital Island conference at Cowes Yacht Haven last week. The Institute of Coding –...

Ventnor looked to mirror their recent home form with an away win at the weekend but it wasn’t to be as they were overcome by Andover. Andover got the game's first points after their scrum half made a dart down...

The Isle of Wight Foodbank provided 2,050 3-day emergency food supplies to local people between 1st April and 30th September this year, figures released by the charity have revealed.  The Foodbank, a member of The Trussell Trust’s network which has recently...

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers from across the Isle of Wight joined other Girlguiding units from around the country in taking part in Parliament Week earlier this month. Parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people from across the...

Isle of Wight rally driver Richard Weaver emerged victorious at The Challenger Stages held at Bovington Army Camp in Dorset on Sunday (18th November). In a competitive field of 70 other rally cars, Richard, co-driven by James Pink, took the...

The annual Santa Dash, Mountbatten’s festive fun run, is returning to Ryde seafront on Sunday 2nd December with hundreds of Santas, reindeer dogs and Santa’s Little Helpers set to take on the 5km course. They may not be dashing through...

92 members of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club set off in pursuit of the Royal British Legion’s Commemorative Golf Medal earlier this month. On Saturday 11th November club members gathered in the car park to observe the 2 minute silence...