An Isle of Wight family, who stayed at a charity ‘Home from Home’ for free whilst their son was undergoing gruelling cancer treatment, are backing an appeal to transform a former bed and breakfast in Southampton into a new haven...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has achieved compliance with the BS 18477 Inclusive Service Provision standard, demonstrating its commitment to accessibility services for all. Awarded by BSI, the business standards company, the verification recognises organisations which can demonstrate -...

Cheryl Hadland, Managing Director of Tops Day Nurseries Tops Day Nurseries have pledged to remove glitter from all 19 day nurseries across the South Coast, including here on the Isle of Wight, following the discovery of how much damage the...

UPDATED: The hunt for missing Joanna Orpin has entered a third day, with HM Coastguard and Police conducting a shoreline search of the beach at Yaverland this morning (Thursday).  42-year-old Joanna, from Ryde, hasn’t been seen or heard from since...

UPDATED: An emergency road closure has been put in place between Rookley and Niton this evening (Wednesday) as a result of a small landslide. A section of high bank running alongside the carriageway near to The Chequers Inn has collapsed,...

A special Valentine’s card, designed and hand made by Bini Atkinson, from the Island’s ‘Save Our NHS’ group, was presented to staff at Isle of Wight NHS Trust today (Wednesday).   The card, signed by people from across the Island, was...

Police investigating the disappearance of 42-year-old Joanna Orpin have released a new photograph in the hope that members of the public will come forward with more information. As reported earlier today, Police have joined HM Coastguard and WightSAR in a...

Dust of your dabbers and join The Wight Brainy Bunch for a 'top of the shop' charity bingo night at Ryde Fire Station next month. Tables of up to 6 people are being invited to join the Island-based charity for...

4 years after WightKarting first opened, the Ryde-based go karting track has reached a membership of over 50,000 racers. Since the first lights went green, WightKarting has offered customers the chance to experience motor racing first hand in timed sessions,...

From today (Wednesday), around 380,000 working families in the South East with children under 12 can apply for up to £2,000 of childcare support per child, per year. Parents, including the self-employed, can apply online for Tax-Free Childcare by visiting Childcare...