Businesses along the stretch of Military Road from Chale to Brook are spreading the word that they are are still open for business during the major scheme to resurface the iconic road. Isle of Wight Pearl, Grange Farm, The Dinosaur...

The most important individual speedway meeting of the season for National League riders took place Leicester on Sunday and what an afternoon it turned out to be. The Wightlink Warriors' Ben Morley secured the title of National League Riders Champion...

A dozen Sixth Form students from Ryde School recently volunteered to help top Isle of Wight chef, Robert Thompson, serve hundreds of guests at the naming ceremony of Wightlink’s brand new Victoria of Wight. They helped hand out the gourmet...

The Isle of Wight Council has been praised for its efforts to recruit more social workers. Staff from adult and children’s services attended the 2-day Community Care Live at London's Business Design Centre last week, as part of a joint...

A giant US aircraft carrier is to make its first visit to the Solent in over 12 years later this week. The Nimitz-class USS Harry S Truman will be arriving off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Saturday...

After more than 30 hours, Hovertravel's Island Flyer hovercraft has been repaired and has re-entered service tonight (Monday). The 12000TD craft developed its latest technical fault on Sunday afternoon and hasn't run since. However, sea trials in the past half...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to reports of a fire at the derelict Harcourt Sands holiday park in Ryde this evening (Monday). 2 appliances from nearby Ryde Fire Station are on scene having...

UPDATED: Wightlink's Wight Ryder II catamaran and St Faith car ferry are responding to a Mayday alert off Ryde this evening (Monday). A kitesurfer has got into difficulty to the north of Ryde Harbour, prompting a Mayday alert to be...

UPDATED: Firefighters from Shanklin and Ryde are tackling a toilet block fire at Lake Cliff Gardens this afternoon (Monday). 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered the building and are using a hose reel to extinguish the fire. Its understood...

A memorial garden dedicated to the memory of 6-year-old Keziah Flux-Edmonds, whose life was tragically cut short in 2016, has been officially opened today (Monday). Local dignitaries, friends, family and school friends joined Nikki, Keziah's mum, at this morning's ceremony...