2 members of the Wightlink Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team headed over to the Portsmouth Mountbatten Centre last week to race the midweek races. Team rider James Pett lined up with 26 riders for his first E12 race. From that...

A new £60,000 go-karting attraction is now open at Sandham Gardens in Sandown. Sandham Karts is a 150m track located near the seafront at Sandown and has 6 battery powered, electric karts ready to race at once. The attraction is...

Southern Water has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay a further £44,621 in costs after admitting to delivering water unfit for human consumption to around 18,000 customers in the Ventnor area. The incident took place between 31st January and...

The Isle of Wight's Slug and Lettuce pub in Newport High Street has had to close its doors following the partial collapse of a ceiling. Patrons were asked to leave the building on Sunday afternoon when the bar structure failed,...

Leo Sayer and Chesney Hawkes Rain didn't dampen the spirits of thousands of music lovers who descended on Smallbrook Stadium for this year's Jack up the 80s. Neon colours were aplenty across the weekend as crowds dressed up in retro...

A generous donation of £20,000 by Garfield Weston Foundation has helped to set up Storeroom2010's Cowes Men's Shed project. Cowes Men's Shed is open to everyone aged over 18 and is free to join. The well-equipped facility is open Monday to...

UPDATED: The National Police Air Service Helicopter is conducting a search in the skies above Shanklin this morning (Monday). For over 30 minutes the aerial asset has been circling around The Bay Area in general, firstly over Sandown before moving...

It may be a dull and wet Sunday, but history was made earlier this afternoon as Wightlink's Victoria of Wight visited Fishbourne for the very first time. Shortly after 13:00 the brand new, multi-million pound car ferry docked successfully at...

Thousands of people are expected to don their walking boots and put their best foot forward tomorrow evening (Monday) for the annual Bembridge Fort Walk - believed to be the biggest unorganised gathering on the Isle of Wight.  According to local...

A total of 120 swimmers completed the 66th Pier to Pier Race yesterday (Saturday) in somewhat lively seas. The swimmers entered the sea just as the wind started to pick up, which made the swim even harder. All but 3...