With just 1 month to go until the Isle of Wight Ride4Life, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) are asking local bikers to step up a gear to support the charity. Isle of Wight Ride4Life takes place on...

HMRC is calling on people to stay vigilant in the fight against fraudsters, who are using email and text messages to scam them out of their savings. The tax authority is currently processing tax refunds after the end of the...

The RSPCA received 217 calls about dogs locked in hot cars across England over the Bank Holiday weekend - including 2 here on the Isle of Wight. This is despite the charity reminding people about the dangers of leaving dogs...

An exhibition of paintings by local painter, Johnny Grimshaw, is on display in the Full Circle Exhibition space at St Mary’s Hospital. The pictures on display focus primarily on his daughter Angelina Grimshaw, songwriter and well-travelled blues, country and folk...

UPDATED: Island Roads have closed the main road into Chale at the request of Police this afternoon (Wednesday) as a result of a fuel tanker coming off the road. The closure on Appleford Road has been put in place to...

L-R: John Rich and recipient Senior’s Captain Peter Conway Last Thursday (3rd May) the Senior’s section of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club headed for the 1st tee to do battle in their 2018 Championship which, as usual, proved a tightly...

A huge thank you has been expressed to Julie and everyone at Shanklin Co-Op from Ability Dogs 4 Young People after the supermarket helped raise £668 for the local charity recently. Every month the Co-Operative store selects a different local...

James Pett, who won his race on Sunday Members of the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team have crossed the Solent twice in the past week to participate in 3 different races at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.4 Last Thursday saw...

Photo: Iain H Leach Isle of Wight resident and TV celebrity, Alan Titchmarsh, is calling on gardeners to make a metre for wildlife this summer by providing a refuge for struggling butterflies, moths and other pollinators. Alan, who is the...

Isle of Wight groups are being invited to bid for grants of up to £10,000 for projects to boost ‘sustainable transport’. They are being asked to come up with creative and ground-breaking ideas to get people actively involved in clean,...