Cowes RNLI lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 were this afternoon (Saturday) called out to a yacht carrying a 43-year-old man who had suffered a debilitating seizure.  The emergency occurred on the Solent, about 1-and-a-half miles off Osborne Bay. The...

The Wight Strollers heading across the Australian Outback on a journey to the heart of fabulousness…and they’re inviting you all along for the ride from 6-8th July at Medina Theatre in Newport. Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - The Musical...

UPDATED: Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175, Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team are all attending an incident off the coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday). Emergency teams were scrambled to an area...

The West Wight Masonic Lodge have made a donation of £800, with an additional anonymous donation of £200, towards a charity haven for young cancer patients undergoing treatment away from home. The lodge are lending their support to CLIC Sargent,...

A full day of events to support the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community, from serving troops to veterans and cadets, will take place in Sandown next Saturday (16th June). One of the marks of any civilised...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are dealing with a car fire on the main Whitwell to Ventnor road this morning (Saturday). A vehicle has caught alight on Whitwell Road near to St Lawrence Shute, prompting the...

4 tonnes of reusable items were diverted from landfill and donated to Island organisations in 2017, the Isle of Wight Council has revealed. Under its ‘Reduce Reuse Recycle’ scheme, in partnership with Amey, items were diverted from Lynnbottom Recycling Centre,...

Dr James Dearden, who has been honoured with an MBE /Photo: Ryde School 84-year-old Kenneth Hicks of Bembridge has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the community on the Isle of Wight....

As the Isle of Wight Festival fast approaches, the Isle of Wight Council, Island Roads and Hampshire Constabulary are once again working closely with the organisers of this year’s festival to ensure traffic flows smoothly and disruption is kept to...

5 tigers who have spent years being forced to perform in a Spanish travelling circus will soon be making their way to the Isle of Wight Zoo to find sanctuary and expert care. The 3 female and 2 male tigers...