A walled garden to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, including wildflowers, a replica bomb, craters, skeletal trees and barbed wire, has been officially unveiled at at Osborne House in East Cowes. The English Heritage-run...

UPDATED: Police have closed the main road to Whitwell this morning (Wednesday) as a result of an incident involving a cyclist.  Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Ventnor Co-Responder are on scene between Godshill and Whitwell...

Britain has a joint record high employment rate of 75.6% with 32.39million people now in work, according to official statistics released this week. The unemployment rate is now 4.2%  – down 0.4% since last year – with the number of...

East-Cowes based Aluminium Marine Consultants Ltd are to build a new generation of firefighting vessels for the worldwide market as part of a tri-party partnership. The partnership involving AMC, Angloco and Walker Marine Design has been successful in winning an export...

Police have confirmed that the body of a woman in her 40s was found at a property in Newport on Monday night. Officers were called to an address on Staplers Road at around 20:15, spending 3-and-a-half hours on scene. The...

Long gone are the days festivals were cheap and you could rock up with a tent and a 6 pack of cider. Festivals, such as the Isle of Wight Festival, are a more sophisticated affair now with options for everyone,...

L-R: Captain Mike Smith with Captain Tom Vincent on the Bridge Wightlink’s new flagship Victoria of Wight, part of the company’s £45million investment in the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route, has impressed senior managers, captains and engineers during her first sea trials in...

The Isle of Wight’s Dermatology Service has reason to celebrate having achieved a positive CQC report after a first inspection at their new location in December. The department moved out of St Mary’s Hospital in 2016 and has since gone...

Photos: Graham Reading Photography Twisted Takeover, an all encompassing singing, dancing, aerial and drag act are getting ready to perform at next week's Isle of Wight Festival. The group, established by LVD Dance, have been taking over stages nationwide with...

Ryde Inshore Rescue launched to reports of an upturned dingy with possible persons in the water earlier this afternoon (Tuesday), but fears were soon allayed when the item was discovered to be a hot tub cover. Solent Coastguard requested the...