Shanklin Town Council, together with the Royal British Legion and local Churches, have marked 100 days until Remembrance Day with a blessing of 2 commemorative benches at Shanklin's War Memorial. The blessing took place yesterday (Friday) in the heart of...

Just a week after notching their biggest win of the season, the Isle of Wight's Wightlink Warriors speedway team went one better as they put the visiting Stoke Potters to the sword on Thursday. Still missing star riders Ben Morley,...

Winning Professional Chris Blunden Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club held their annual Pro-Am event recently with 30 teams taking part together with Professional Golfers from Hampshire, Middlesex and China. The eventual winning team had a fantastic score of 117 (23...

St Mary’s Hospital’s Sunshine Radio has now replaced an outdated studio, thanks to help from the hospital’s Friends. The radio station, which occupies premises in the south block, broadcasts music and items of interest to wards on the St Mary’s...

The 1st Newport Scout Group held their Annual Presentation of Awards Evening on 17th July, which was attended by 100  guests, youth members, leaders and parents. Rod Warne, Group Scout Leader, in his introduction, spoke of the growth of the...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have this week flown to their 8,000th mission - a milestone achieved whilst responding to a call for help on Wednesday evening. Since the first flight 11 years ago, the Charity’s Critical Care...

Unleash your spirit of adventure with the Isle of Wight's very own Rebel Marine, who are offering high-speed RIB rides on the Solent throughout Lendy Cowes Week. Rebel Marine are giving visitors the chance to enjoy an hour-long blast up...

UPDATED: 2 fire appliances from Ryde are tackling a garden fire in Nettlestone this evening (Friday). The fire has broke out in the rear garden of a bungalow, close to an electricity substation, on Solent View Road. Crews are using...

Residents across the Isle of Wight can now report power cuts and network damage directly to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), through the launch of a new and innovative app. The new Power Track app allows SSEN’s customers to...

Fake care services are being offered by telephone callers posing as Isle of Wight Council staff, trading standards has warned. An elderly woman was targeted this week by a caller, whose name appeared as ‘council’ on her mobile phone. Having...