Islander James Luckman will be part of the Wightlink Wizards speedway team in 2018, it has been announced. James, a lifelong speedway fan and regular student rider at My First Skid speedway school, can now finally achieve his dream and...

Research into the effect that birthing balls can have on pain perception during early labour is being explored on the Island. As part of her PhD Clinical Doctorate Midwife, Dominique Mylod, will be recruiting pregnant women who are ‘low risk’...

Passenger Den Barlow with bus driver Gill Arnell Southern Vectis held a special event in Newport this week, aimed at concessionary bus pass users. The Isle of Wight bus operator was highlighting the importance of concessionary travel - not just to those...

As part of their annual survey, Island Roads are asking for Islander's views on the work they carry out across the road network. It's the fifth such survey in which the public has been asked to rate Island Roads’ performance...

Campaigners are calling for urgent action following the revelation that in 14 rural local authority areas in England, 4 out of 5 households do not receive 4G mobile coverage from all the big 4 mobile providers. The Country Land and...

Hovertravel is permanently adding services to its early morning timetable, operating more services for cross-Solent passengers at times when it is most needed. From 1st March there will be new services at 06:30 and 07:00 from Ryde and 06:45 and...

Exemplary Isle of Wight Council officers were celebrated recently, in recognition and thanks for their outstanding contributions to the Isle of Wight over the past 12 months. The event, held at Cowes Yacht Haven on 19th January, saw 104 nominations...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be crossing the River Medina earlier than normal tomorrow (Friday) for chain depth testing. Currently the Floating Bridge operates daily between 07:00 and 22:30, with the foot passenger launch running early morning between 05:00 and 07:00....

'Victoria of Wight', Wightlink's brand new ferry for the Fishbourne-Portsmouth route, is nearing completion in a dockyard in Turkey. The new ship is part of a £45million investment in the route. New 2-tier boarding ramps are already in use at...

One of the Island's most popular play areas, JR Zone, is set to re-open this weekend following a flood earlier in the week. Disaster struck on Tuesday when an 18-inch water main burst to the rear of the JR Zone...