UPDATED: School children have been evacuated from Dinosaur Isle in Sandown over fears of a fire at the popular attraction. 3 fire appliances from Ryde and Shanklin, the aerial ladder platform from Ryde and the Incident Conmand Unit from Newport are...

An event for women to find out more about a range of pelvic floor (PF) related problems is being held this week. Following the success of last year’s event, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy...

4 members of the committee of the Fordingbridge and Ringwood branch of the RNLI and 5 fellow RNLI supporters recently completed a skydive in aid of RNLI lifeboat stations in the Solent region including Bembridge, Cowes and Yarmouth. The group...

Island MP Bob Seely has welcomed a government consultation on banning single use plastics straws, cotton bud stems and stirrers in England. It is estimated that 8.5 billion plastic straws were thrown away in the UK every year. Environment Secretary...

Now into its eighth year, Red Funnel’s myIsleofWight Awards returns to showcase the very best tourism businesses on the Island and give visitors the opportunity to vote for their favourites. Boasting picturesque beaches, stunning views, great days out, not to...

Ryde Demolition Company Ltd has been fined £12,500 with a victim surcharge of £170 and costs of £4,000 for storing asbestos waste without a waste permit and failure to comply with hazardous waste regulations. The company's director, Mr Neil Hamilton...

Wightlink has been forced to cancel no less than 12 sailings on its Fishbourne to Portsmouth route tomorrow (Wednesday) due to a mechanical issue.  The cross-Solent service has been experiencing problems for almost a week, with cancelled crossings on Thursday,...

How the new hotel will look Sandown seafront is set to see its new Premier Inn taking shape within a matter of weeks with construction of the new 100-bedroom hotel programmed to start in June.  Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn,...

The Trustees of Freshwater Independent Lifeboat have signed a new lease that secures the future of the Isle of Wight lifeboat station for the next 50 years. The signing of the lease agreement with the Isle of Wight Council on...

7-year-old Sophie from the Isle of Wight has been given an emotional and physical boost thanks to her loving Ability Dog, Trixie. The local youngster has cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus (a build-up of fluid on the brain) and autism. Throughout her...