Recently approved plans for the redesign of St Mary’s junction fail to include enough high-quality provision for walkers and cyclists, according to local cycle advocacy group CycleWight. The group raised numerous concerns during the consultation process and provided a range...

Glorious September weather helped make this year’s Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary’s ‘Day At The Races’ the most successful yet. Nearly 1,500 people descended on the Island’s donkey sanctuary at Wroxall on Sunday to take part in a day of...

Wightlink’s brand new £30 million hybrid energy car ferry, Victoria of Wight, has been officially named by HRH The Countess of Wessex this afternoon (Thursday). A special ceremony took place at Wightlink’s Fishbourne terminal earlier on today in front of...

Mountbatten has been invited to lead a new partnership with a mainland hospice, in a move that will see the Isle of Wight team’s innovation, leadership and experience further establish Mountbatten as a significant leader in end of life care on the national stage....

Fly-tippers who left a load of asbestos roof tiles on a bridleway in Wroxall will be pursued for their ‘dangerous and anti-social action’, the Isle of Wight Council has warned. The substantial dump of tiles and facia boards all tested...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight's Fairweather Festival have announced that the event won't be returning in 2019 due to substantial financial losses. This year's event did not turn a profit and therefore the festival has been unable to raise any...

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have today (Thursday) announced that they will be expanding their operations on the Isle of Wight, which will no doubt secure local jobs for the 130 people the company employs. Some of the testing activities currently...

UPDATED: Homes and businesses in Lake are experiencing a power cut this morning (Thursday). Around 30 postcodes in the PO36 area have been hit by the outage, which is due to a fault with the high voltage network. Scottish and...

UPDATED: Police have cordoned off a cemetery in Newport this morning (Thursday) following the discovery of a body. Officers are currently guarding the scene at Parkhurst Military Cemetery on Forest Road. The entrance, just a stones throw from Hunnyhill Primary...

Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Dave Stewart, has warned that there is no doubt that further 'tough and difficult decisions' are to come in relation to the Council's budget. The break in the council’s regular business over...