4 voluntary groups on the Isle of Wight  who work in the community have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for voluntary groups in the UK. The groups that were successful this year were: Northwood...

Police are keen to hear from anyone who saw a dog injure a sheep in a field off Military Road, Brighstone on Saturday (2nd June). The incident has prompted a reminder to be issued to dog owners of the importance of...

A recent online survey of 739 Island residents illustrates the deep anger and frustration concerning the reduced waste collection service on the Isle of Wight, with some 1,000 comments directed squarely at the Isle of Wight Council. Over 75% of...

The Tomato Stall – an Isle of Wight based business founded in 2007 by Paul Thomas – has agreed a deal to supply tomatoes to the Asda store at Newport. Customers will now be able to buy tomatoes grown on...

A man has sadly died following a road traffic collision on Station Road in St Helens last night (Monday). Emergency services, including the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, were called to Station Road at around 20:00 when a...

Island-based electrical contracting firm Concept is appealing for members of the public to help identify a vehicle which crashed into one of their vans in Wootton during the early hours of this morning (Monday). At around 02:20 an unknown vehicle...

A man convicted alongside 4 others of a £53million cocaine smuggling plot this morning (Monday) told BBC Victoria Derbyshire that he is innocent and will continue the fight to clear his name. Scott Birtwistle, 1 of the so-called ‘Freshwater Five’,...

UPDATED: Fire crews, paramedics and Police are attending a road traffic collision in St Helens tonight (Monday), in which a car has crashed head on into a wooden pole. The incident, which Emergency services were alerted to at around 20:00,...

Police have today (Monday) begun this summer’s crackdown on drink and drug driving across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Hampshire Constabulary will be out in force once again targeting those who drink or take drugs and get behind the wheel,...

Southern Vectis is marking Father’s Day by offering the Island’s youngsters the chance to take their dads on the bus for free. The local bus operator will provide complimentary travel for fathers on Sunday 17th June - as long as...