Soak up the atmosphere and enjoy some delicious gins at The Isle of Wight Gin Festival, which will be taking place at Ryde Castle on Sunday 16th September. With about 20 different micro-distilled small batch gins on the tasting tables,...

UPDATED: Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat, the Alfred Albert Williams, is currently assisting a 42ft yacht that is taking on water off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The Tamar-class lifeboat hit the sea at around midday following a...

Parents in Britain say they will pay an average of £323 to cover extra costs over the course of the new school year, according to a survey by Coinstar. Mums and dads already struggling with the back-to-school bill say the...

15 teams took part in an 18-hole Cross Country event at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club recently. The event was closely fought and a challenge without doubt, with some very interesting holes created by Head Greenkeeper, Tony Mears. The winning...

Maritime manufacturers in Southampton and on the Isle of Wight are opening their doors to aspiring and professional photographers as part of a national £5,000 competition organised by trade body EEF. Datum Electronics in East Cowes and Southampton-based Griffon Hoverwork...

The Island Savoyards have announced that they will be bringing the fantasmagorical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Shanklin Theatre next year. The classic production, which recently enjoyed great success in the West End and on its UK Tour, is sure to...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are working to evacuate a person from a flat in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). Firefighters from the town were called to assist...

UPDATED: Those looking to cross the Solent with Wightlink today (Bank Holiday Monday) face significant disruption as a result of last night’s fire onboard a Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry. The West Wight service remains suspended this morning as investigations get underway...

After more than 30mm of rainfall on the Isle of Wight over the past 9 hours - the equivalent of half a month's rainfall - the Environment Agency have issued a flood alert for the Eastern Yar tonight (Sunday). River...

Wightlink’s new £30million car ferry 'Victoria of Wight' carried her first fare-paying passengers across the Solent this morning (Sunday 26th August), just over 2 weeks after arriving in the country. Over the last fortnight, Wightlink staff have been working hard...