The Isle of Wight Council is bringing together local and national experts and enthusiasts for an interactive environmental conference in Cowes on 26th June. The Island Environmental Conference will consider the Isle of Wight’s environmental future. Working groups will discuss...

The Isle of Wight Council's planning committee last night (Tuesday) approved plans for a new holiday park at Brading Marsh between Brading and St Helens. 60 lodges are set to be built on 13 hectares of land off Carpenter's Road,...

The Phoenix Choir will be in concert at St John’s Church in Ryde on Saturday (2nd June) in aid of the church’s organ refurbishment appeal. The 50-strong mixed choir will again be singing a wide variety of easy listening songs. Included...

The Isle of Wight’s beach soccer season gets under way this weekend (2nd/3rd June) with the Youth Championships at Appley. The youngsters will kick off a jam-packed 17th season on the sand, with a massive 19 events taking place this...

Thunderstorms are expected to move northwards into Southern England tomorrow morning (Thursday), which could bring torrential rain to the area. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain with 30-40mm of rain expected to fall in a...

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has welcomed at least £115,000 in extra government money to help with extra places and facilities for special educational needs and disabled pupils on the Island. The cash is part of a £50million funding boost for...

Visitors to Bembridge RNLI’s weekly training launch were treated to an extra special demonstration yesterday evening (Tuesday) when the All Weather Lifeboat practiced towing a hovercraft. One of Hovertravel's modern hovercraft - Solent Flyer - made it’s way around to...

A project to resurface the Main Road through Chillerton is progressing well, according to Island Roads. The 2km section between Highwood Lane and Chillerton Barns is being improved in an Island Roads project that began recently and is expected to...

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Brading tonight (Tuesday), in which a vehicle has come to rest upside down on its roof. The incident has occurred on Rowborough Lane between Carpenter's Road...

Sandown Green Town Volunteers are calling on local residents, businesses and the Town Council to work to put the ‘bloom’ back into Sandown. They have entered the town in a new category for South and South East in Bloom called...