Smoke caused by children playing with bangers prompted a call out for the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service earlier this afternoon (Friday). 2 appliances from Freshwater and Ryde were mobilised to Quay Street in Yarmouth at just before...

Tara Colebrook Tara Colebrook and Sarah Greenwell, home care workers at Carewatch Isle of Wight, have been presented with prestigious company ‘I Care’ Awards for going to great lengths to help the company continue to deliver excellence in care.  The...

Visit Isle of Wight’s Year of Family Adventures gets underway with the first of the ‘We’re Going On An Isle of Wight Bear Hunt’ National Trust trails at Newtown Nature Reserve this weekend (14th and 15th April). As the warmer...

Shale starved speedway fans were served up a feast of action and controversy as the Wightlink Warriors launched their season with a victory over the Belle Vue Colts last night (Thursday). In a meeting that contained almost every incident imaginable,...

3 campaigning Isle of Wight councillors have secured a commitment that a muddy footpath serving several schools in Newport will be upgraded this summer. The path, which links St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School, Carisbrooke Primary School, Christ the King...

Local residents and members of St Helen's Parish Council have raised urgent concerns about the proposed closure of the footpath between The Duver and St Helens Mill from Monday morning until the end of October 2018. The proposed closure, during...

A baby hare - known as a leveret - has been brought back from the brink of death by the RSPCA Godshill Isle of Wight Animal Centre. A Rookley householder weeding his garden found the tiny, soaking wet creature huddled...

Police on the Isle of Wight are reminding residents and holidaymakers to make sure their home or accommodation is secure as warmer weather and the holiday season approaches. The warning comes after a handbag was stolen from the kitchen of...

Tom Johnson, a hospital worker with asthma and a form of Cerebral Palsy which affects the use of his arm and leg, has committed to take on a gruelling 106km run along the Island’s coastal paths, to raise money for...

Carpetright has today (Thursday) announced the proposed closure of 92 stores across the country, but the Isle of Wight's store looks to be safe. A list of closures has been published by the national retailer, but the Newport outlet at...