The fleet of gritters responsible for treating the Island’s roads this winter will be out and about this weekend (Saturday 27 October) for their annual ‘autumn parade’. The day of activity by Island Roads’ winter maintenance fleet ensures the specialist...

Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a piece of live ordnance at Alum Bay last night (Wednesday). The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to the West Wight beach by Solent Coastguard at 17:30 following...

A series of events will be held on the Isle of Wight to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. On 11th November, the country will fall silent to commemorate the signing of the Armistice for...

UPDATED: A mechanical issue with one of Wightlink’s car ferries has resulted in a number of cancellations on the Yarmouth to Lymington route today (Thursday). For at least the second time this week those crossing the Solent with Wightlink are...

Avoid the last-minute rush to complete your 2017/18 Self Assessment tax return by doing it early, urges HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Taxpayers can complete their Self Assessment for the previous tax year from as early as 6th April. However,...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service this evening (Wednesday) due to yet another technical issue with their sole operational craft. The 17:45 crossing from Ryde was loaded with passengers as normal, but they were soon all...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to an accommodation block at St Mary’s Hospital in Newport this evening (Wednesday). 3 appliances from Newport and Ryde are on scene having been alerted to smoke issuing...

A new interactive map, entitled The Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War, is now connecting visitors to research, images, documents, 3D models and videos about 1,100+ WWI shipwrecks and archaeological sites off the south coast of England. This new resource...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge has been taken out of action this afternoon (Wednesday). It appears that the service has been brought to a halt on the Cowes side of the River Medina, despite the Council stating on its website...

Major improvements to the shared-use path between Sandown and Newport are to begin next month. Island Roads is undertaking 3 separate schemes which includes installing new bridge decks at 2 locations and the creation of a new 100-metre causeway in...