The upgrade of Newport’s busy Riverway trading estate has been completed on schedule - despite losing time to this week’s stormy weather. Working overnight, Island Roads managed to make up some lost time - thanks in no small part to...

2 Islanders who go the extra mile to support Mountbatten have been recognised at this year’s Isle of Wight Radio Local Heroes Awards, sponsored by Wight Fibre, at a glittering ceremony at Cowes Yacht Haven. The Lifetime Achievement Award, presented...

From a memorial which commemorates one of the oldest men to fight in the First World War who was determined to serve alongside his 4 sons, to a monument which marks one of the worst explosions in the history of...

There is yet more disruption on Wightlink’s Yarmouth to Lymington car ferry service today (Sunday) due to high winds in the Solent. The 07:15 from Lymington has failed to operate, with passengers at the terminal being told the 09:15 may...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service for the second time today (Saturday) due to yet another technical issue with Island Flyer. The cross-Solent operation failed to begin this morning with the service completely suspended at 07:40 ahead of the scheduled...

Coastguard officers from Bembridge and Ventnor assisted the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in moving an injured woman to an awaiting ambulance in Ventnor this afternoon (Saturday). Paramedics requested the assistance of HM Coastguard at around 12:40 when a woman in...

Wight Tri member and Wightlink-supported Isle of Wight Talented Athlete, Liz Dunlop, rounded off her season with a 2nd place finish in her age category at the Ironman 70.3 Turkey, held in Belek near Antalya. As this hosted slots for...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a property fire in a high rise block of flats on Sandown Esplanade this afternoon (Saturday). Appliances from Ryde and Shanklin have been mobilised to Sandbanks, where smoke is...

A number of services will be taking place across the Isle of Wight tomorrow to mark Remembrance Sunday. This year is the 100th anniversary since the end of the First World War, making the annual commemorations even more poignant. In...

Calshot RNLI's Atlantic 85 Lifeboat 'Max Walls' was tasked by HM Coastguard to a tender in difficulties at Newtown yesterday afternoon (Friday). The tender, with 1 person on board, had been washed onto the foreshore in rough conditions at Newtown...