After a storming success in 2018, Island’s Got Talent will be holding auditions at Nodes Point in St Helens on 13th, 20th and 27th August to find this year’s brightest star. Sensational at singing? Dazzling at dancing? Master of magic...

An exhibition of photographs by Chris Orchin is on display in the Full Circle Exhibition space at St Mary’s Hospital until 28th September. The photos were taken by Chris during a 4 week voluntary placement as a teacher in Hope and...

Photo: Bembridge CRT UPDATED: Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and Ventnor are attending an incident in the area of Niton Undercliff this afternoon (Sunday). Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are also on scene. Emergency services were called...

Islanders and visitors alike are being offered the opportunity to join one of Dinosaur Isle Museum’s guided fossil walks this summer. The popular attraction is running a number of guided walks throughout the summer at sites of known palaeontological and geological...

Members of the boating community are being encouraged to have their say on the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s new Code of Practice for Intended Pleasure Vessels and its supporting Guidance Notices as well as some new Exemptions. The public consultation,...

The marine engineering business previously known as Yar Marine Engineering, based on the banks of the River Yar in Yarmouth, has seen major new investment over the past 6 months and has been rebranded as Wight Marine. The business, which...

A retired Royal Marines Commando, who was the original Action Man ‘model’, has finally fulfilled his ambition to carry out a freefall skydive, by taking part in a charity tandem jump with his partner. Roger Johnson, 75, from Sandown, joined...

To celebrate and mark their 10th Anniversary, Newport Parish Council will be reviving the historic tradition of 'beating' the parish boundaries over the Bank Holiday weekend of 25th-27th August. This 'beating' involves walking the boundaries to establish 'ownership' and dates...

UPDATED: Firefighters from the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a motorcycle fire in Ryde tonight (Saturday). 1 fire appliance from Ryde Fire Station is on scene at North Walk having been called to the...

13 people, who drowned in 2017, might be alive today had they been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid - that's the message being spread by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. This figure comes from the findings of this year’s...