The owner of a popular chip shop in Cowes has died following a fall outside the property at the start of the year. 53-year-old Mark Pritchard was rushed to St Mary's Hospital on the afternoon of 2nd January after falling...

A public consultation is underway on guidance to improve residents’ parking on the Island. The Isle of Wight Council is asking Islanders for their views on the draft policy to request resident parking schemes. The aim of resident parking zones...

The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital have responded to a plea to provide dementia-friendly items to the hospital’s Shackleton Ward. A range of bright yellow plastic crockery, red toilet seats, jigsaws, specially designed clocks and other activity items have been Pprchased...

Project:Opera, the people's opera company, are to present 'Love Unspoken' at Holy Trinity Church in Cowes this Saturday (10th February). Soprano Annalisa Vaughan and Bass Baritone Ian Wilson-Pope will perform popular arias and duets on the theme of love, accompanied...

UPDATED: 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station are attending a small electrical fire on the Esplanade this afternoon (Monday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to reports of an issue with an electrical box outside Esplanade...

The latest specialist equipment to listen to the heartbeat of babies still in the womb is now available to the midwives of St Mary’s Hospital, thanks to the hospital’s Friends. 12 dopplers, costing a total of £5,658, are being used...

Victoria of Wight, Wightlink’s new hybrid energy ferry for the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route, will be launched at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey on Wednesday (7th February). Steelcutting at the shipyard began in November 2016 and final construction work will be completed...

Throughout February, March and April, Age UK Isle of Wight will be running Memory Group 'Taster Sessions', so that potential new members can try these groups out and meet the leaders, volunteers and other members before deciding if they would like...

VIDEO: The bitterly cold conditions didn't deter over 450 runners from successfully completing Ryde's 10 mile road race on Sunday. The annual event, which is organised by Ryde Harriers, saw 500 runners from across the country set off from Ryde...

One of the defibrillators donated by The Wight Strollers There’s no greater gift than the gift of life and that’s exactly what the Wight Strollers take great pride in offering the community. The Wight Strollers have donated a total of...