Red Funnel have suspended the Captain and First Mate of Red Falcon following yesterday's collision and grounding of the ferry off East Cowes, which led to a Major Incident being declared. The ferry operator, which over the past 24 hours...

Saturday's rugby match between Ventnor RFC and Isle of Wight RFC was always going to be physical and tough match - and it certainly didn't disappoint. The match started out fairly evenly with the Ventnor backs running it up the...

UPDATED: Emergency services are attending a road traffic collision at Bleak Down this lunchtime (Monday), which has forced the closure of the road in both directions. The incident has occurred on Niton Road just past the Chequers Inn pub -...

Nearly a hundred people visited Wellow Institute when Wellow Millennium Green Committee hosted its first Apple Day celebration. On display were 22 different heritage varieties of apples, ranging from little ‘Pigs Nose Pippins’ and brightly coloured Victorian ‘Lady Sudeleys’, to...

The Isle of Wight Council’s Rights of Way team are closing the Island’s Byways to motor vehicles for the winter season from today (Monday 22nd October). The reason for closures is that unbound surfaces become soft and are easily damaged...

Over 50 Islanders made the journey to London on Saturday to join the 700,000 who marched through the streets to demand a People’s Vote on leaving the European Union next spring. Starting at Hyde Park, hundreds of thousands of people...

UPDATED: A mechanical issue with Wightlink's Wight Light car ferry has resulted in cancellations on the Yarmouth to Lymington route tonight (Sunday). The 20:20 sailing from Yarmouth has failed to operate, resulting in passengers and vehicles being disembarked and directed...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that crime rose by 2% on the Isle of Wight between July 2017 and June 2018. There were a total of 10,369 offences recorded on the Island between July '17 and...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and HM Coastguard are assisting a horse rider who has fallen on the beach at Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). A rapid response paramedic, an ambulance crew and both Bembridge and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attempting to rescue a cow stuck in a river at Yarbridge this afternoon (Sunday). Appliances from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin are on scene alongside a 4x4 Land Rover from Ryde...