The ultimate sandcastle – featuring everything you could ever want in a castle – has been built by English Heritage at Dover Castle ahead of a special sandcastle building weekend (21st/22nd July) at its castles right across the country, including...

UPDATED: Police and ambulance crews are attending a road traffic collision between Whitwell and Niton this afternoon (Friday). 3 cars are reported to be involved in the incident, which has resulted in the closure of the main road between the...

Faye Evans, Partner at Churchers Solicitors Ryde-based law firm, Churchers Solicitors, has backed a recent report that revealed a staggering 97% of people living in the South East have not made necessary provisions should they lose mental capacity in the future...

Islanders are being invited to take part in the Isle of Wight's largest horticultural competition, with over 200 classes to enter and both trophies and cash prizes up for grabs. Well over 1,500 entries are expected at this years competition,...

Don’t miss out on getting your hearing checked this month with Action on Hearing Loss, as part of their GP Engagement Project on the Isle of Wight. Islanders are being given more opportunities over the next couple of weeks to...

The Isle of Wight Youth Council has launched a Youth Voice Award aka 'YoVA' to recognise outstanding engagement by schools with young people. The criteria developed by the Youth  Council starts at the bronze level, for example allowing students to...

Get your neon flamingos at the ready as Eklectica Festival announces it’s hosting a tropical rave theme for festivalgoers on the Saturday of this year's event. Eklectica Festival, which will light up Isle of Wight’s Robin Hill Country Park from...

In the spirit of taking care of the planet and minimising use of plastics, organisers of Isle of Wight Day have taken the decision not to produce any more bunting this year. Islanders are being urged to re-use any bunting...

Photo: James Pink/RNLI Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat launched as the sun rose across the Solent earlier this morning (Friday) to locate and assist a 41ft charter sailing yacht. 'Ocean Wanderer', on passage from France to the Hamble, had run out of fuel...

UPDATED: A man and a woman have escaped with their lives after their plane crashed into remote marshland in Bembridge this afternoon (Thursday), striking a power cable in the process. Both the Hampshire & Isle of Wight and Thames Valley...