The roll-out of high speed broadband to rural areas was top of the agenda at a Parliamentary briefing event yesterday (Tuesday), organised by an Isle of Wight Councillor. Councillor Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport West Ward), who for 26 years has...

Wightlink's Chief Executive Keith Greenfield has spoken about the ferry company’s green initiatives at the inaugural Isle of Wight Environmental Conference at Cowes Yacht Haven. Yesterday's (Tuesday's) event, organised by the Isle of Wight Council, brought together 170 people to...

Aspire Ryde have this week gone solar after installing a new solar panel system following a national fundraising drive inspired by the late musician Prince. In the days following Prince’s death, details emerged of his wide ranging, secret philanthropy, including...

Firefighters have extinguished an out of control bonfire in the front garden of a property in East Cowes tonight (Tuesday).  The hedge fire has left a large tree charred after flames shot into the night sky. 1 appliance from East...

This year's Isle of Wight Festivals was one of the busiest yet UPDATE @ 22:45 - Michelle Pelletier has been found safe and well in the London area, according to friends. Michelle is said to be in hospital. Her mother...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward to an assault that took place in the main arena at the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday. The incident took place in the bar area near to the main stage whilst...

Concerns about the amount of plastic in our seas has grown in recent months, but for a group of Ventnor fishermen it was the sight of golden balloons that sparked their interest this morning (Tuesday). A number of foil balloons...

Ministers at the Department of Education have confirmed that the Isle of Wight Studio School will close in July 2019, at the end of the 2018/19 academic year. The reason for making this decision is due to low pupil numbers...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tackled an out of control fire near Chale this afternoon (Tuesday). 1 appliance from Newport Fire Station was mobilised to the rural South Wight at around 15:25. Once on scene at...

The Isle of Wight Health and Safety Group presented a cheque for £4,533 to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) yesterday (Monday). The local safety group, which recently disbanded having protected workers’ rights for 44 years, decided that...