The decision to reduce the summer opening hours of Lynnbottom tip isn't just affecting those looking to dispose of waste, with queues of cars and lorries now regularly backing up and causing significant delays in and around the area of...

Red Funnel’s environmental management system has recently been accredited to the latest ISO 14001:2015 standard by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The company first achieved accreditation to ISO 14001:2004 back in 2011 and at the time Red Funnel...

Island MP Bob Seely undertook a fact-finding mission this week to see regeneration locations along the Medina River. He joined Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) chief executive Captain Stuart McIntosh, chairman David Riley and also Wight Shipyard owner Peter Morton to...

UPDATED: Firefighters are responding to a vehicle fire in Freshwater Bay this afternoon (Monday). A green van has burst into flames in the car park of The Albion Hotel off Gate Lane, sending smoke billowing into the sky. No one is...

The Isle of Wight will add its voice to the condemnation of the UK government ordering their armed forces to bomb Syria, at a demonstration this evening (Monday). People are expected to gather at St Thomas' Square, Newport from 18:00....

Motorists are facing some 5 weeks of travel disruption from today (Monday) due to roadworks on Staplers Road, Newport. SGN are renewing 115 metres of steel pipework with modern pipes that meet gas safety regulations. They will also be renewing...

Matt Bundy, Trustee of Isle of Wight Pride and his partner Joe completed a gruelling challenge at the weekend to highlight LGBT+ human rights issues across the globe. Setting off at 14:00 on Friday 13th April, Matt and Joe walked...

Newport Rowing Club tasted victory in their first competitive event of 2018, by convincingly winning the J16 Quadruple Sculls category at Saturday's Coastal Fours Head of the River Race on the River Itchen, in Southampton. Conditions were just about perfect...

“The speed limit is a limit, not a target” is the message from Hampshire and Thames Valley’s Roads Policing Unit this week as they focus on the issue of speeding on our roads. Throughout this week, until Sunday 22rd April,...

UPDATED: The Cowes Floating Bridge is once again out of service after running aground at East Cowes. The troubled vessel was pulled from operation at around 15:00 when the tide fell, leaving Floating Bridge No. 6 high and dry. Although...