Do you know an older person who might welcome some help with day to day living costs? If so, the charity Friends of the Elderly can offer one-off grants to older Isle of Wight residents, to help relieve the stress and...

UPDATED: The driver of a lorry has got himself into a pickle after veering off the road and onto the grass verge on Mersley Down near Newchurch this afternoon (Thursday).  The Adams Morey cab, towing a Poundland trailer, is firmly...

It’s a #CrimeNotToCare when it comes to getting rid of your rubbish - that is the message from the Isle of Wight Council and Keep Britain Tidy and the 2 organisations link up to tackle an issue that affects communities...

Ryde Rowing Club will host the fourth Hants & Dorset Amateur Rowing Association Championship Regatta of the season on Saturday (2nd June) with Shanklin's Championship Regatta taking place the following day (Sunday). This year’s Regatta marks the 41st Anniversary of a...

Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat was launched down the slipway into extremely foggy conditions to locate the source of a distress alert last night (Wednesday). Solent Coastguard tasked the volunteer crew at around 22:10 after receiving the concerning alert from...

Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has taken the decision to end its contract for the delivery of primary care dental services on the Isle of Wight. Since 2015 the South West-based trust has been the provider of community dental services to...

The Friends of Northwood Cemetery have been announced as winners of a prestigious Isle of Wight Society Conservation Award for 2018. The award scheme is for the promotion of buildings and the environment on the Island. The society works with...

Police are investigating an act of vandalism following the destruction of a notice board in Newport. The display was only erected at Sylvan Drive yesterday morning (Tuesday) but has already been the target of what appears to be a deliberate...

Have you been issued with a set of crutches and not returned them? Island residents are being asked to search their homes and return any pairs of crutches or any other items of NHS equipment that is no longer needed,...

Havenstreet & Ashey Parish Council launched their Age Friendly Parish Report at the monthly market in Havenstreet Community Centre over the bank holiday weekend. The report identifies the range of community resources available in the Parish, as well as outlines...