A recent inspection of Brighstone Primary School by OFSTED has found that the establishment 'requires improvement'. Although the school was found to require improvement overall, the areas for development within the report have already been identified by the school through...

Island MP Bob Seely has welcomed a Government decision to slash the maximum stake on fixed odds betting machines from £100 to £2. Bob, who has campaigned for stakes to be substantially lowered, said the move would help vulnerable people...

UPDATED: Police and paramedics are attending a crash between a small van and a motorcycle on Brading Downs Road this morning (Friday). No one has been seriously injured in the incident, which has occurred at the view point car parks....

Mothercare has announced that 50 stores across the country are to close, which could include the Isle of Wight's only store in Carisbrooke. The loss of around a third of the company's outlets by 2022 is with the aim of...

A revised timetable for the Cowes Floating Bridge will be in place over the next 4 evenings. The vessel will be limited to 2 return sailings per hour between 17:00 and 20:00, starting tonight (Thursday). It will leave on the...

Staff at Wightlink are being advised by the experts on how to make sure older Islanders and mainland people experience excellent customer service while crossing the Solent. Managers from Wightlink’s contact centre, customer relations and retail were at the first...

This year’s AM-AM Competition held at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club was very well supported, in what, over the years, has become the Premier AM-AM Competition on the Isle of Wight. The maximum field of 42 teams of 4 were...

UPDATED: A burst water main in Wootton, which is causing supply issues from Newport to Ryde, has resulted in the closure of Wootton Primary School this afternoon (Thursday). Parents have been asked to collect children as soon as possible as...

Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year scheme is back for the tenth year and the Island's Newport store is now calling for local charities to nominate themselves to be its next flagship local charity partner. At the end of May,...

Photos: Graham Reading Photography Lady Sally Grylls was joined by Isle of Wight's new High Sheriff, Gioia Minghella-Giddens, at a special Dementia UK fundraising event in Ryde last Saturday (12th May). Cream teas and raffle prizes were aplenty at Busy...