All Island households are being reminded to complete and return their annual Register of Electors enquiry form, which is being sent out from this week. Every residential property (about 72,000) on the Island is being sent a form – and...

Newport's Nine Acres Primary School have been awarded the National Award for Cultural and Educational Awareness following their impressive performance at this year's J Rock competition. Back in April, Nine Acres travelled to Portsmouth Guildhall to take part in the...

UPDATED: A Police operation saw a vehicle stopped and searched as it got off the Red Funnel ferry late last night (Tuesday). Multiple officers rushed to the East Cowes ferry terminal shortly before midnight where they intercepted a blue Ford...

The Needles is gearing up for a spectacular August as it launches a month of free summer fun for visitors to enjoy. The landmark attraction will host live music and entertainment throughout August, with the highlights being a weekly pyrotechnics display set to music and the...

Wightlink has announced it is to sponsor the Isle of Wight Youth Trust’s newly formed Youth Mental Health Taskforce as part of its ongoing support for the charity. The ferry operator will assist the Trust’s Taskforce to provide peer-to-peer advocacy...

The Gibbs family is a great supporter of local events and have created a ‘Spirit of Carnival’ award to help encourage participation in the Isle of Wight’s traditional carnivals. The first award for the season was made at Newport Carnival...

Cater Wight, the Island's catering equipment and commercial laundry supplier, now have a speedy and paperless way to schedule customer jobs in with their staff thanks to fellow Isle of Wight business, Wight Computers. The innovative technology company, led by...

Age UK Isle of Wight’s Ageing Better team recently welcomed colleagues from Thanet in Kent, in order to demonstrate some of the good work that is being done here on the Island for older residents. Ageless Thanet (delivered by Social...

The Chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation, John Apter, has been elected as Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales. John - the brother of Steve Apter, the former Chief Fire Officer for the Isle of Wight Fire...

New figures for 2017/18 show the local government ombudsman upheld fewer complaints against the Isle of Wight Council than in the previous year. The annual statistics reveal a total of 9 complaints were upheld following detailed investigation - compared to...