A new draft ‘blueprint’ for improving mental health on the Island has been published – and residents are being asked for their views on this vision. The ambition of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and the Isle of Wight...

Parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities can make use of the Isle of Wight Council’s fully accessible holiday accommodation at a subsidised rate this year. Bookings are now being taken for 3, 4 and 7 night...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single vehicle road traffic collision near Ryde, in which a 22-year-old man suffered serious head injuries, to come forward. The nasty crash took place just after 22:00 on Sunday (21st January) as a...

Council leader Dave Stewart and MP Bob Seely met with Treasury Minister Liz Truss this week to discuss the Island’s economy.  The high-level discussions, which also included the Isle of Wight Council’s chief executive John Metcalfe, included proposals for a...

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice in Newport has received a donation of £2,440 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF). The annual donation is made as a thank you to the whole team who provide expert medical, nursing and domiciliary end of...

Aspire Ryde are celebrating this week after receiving a staggering £39,880 in funding - money which has been raised through The Health Lottery.  The grant has been awarded by People’s Health Trust through Active Communities, a funding programme which invests in local...

A total of 3 nursing homes on the Isle of Wight have joined the Hartford Care family following the retirement of the directors of SCIO Healthcare Ltd. Springfield Nursing Home in Shanklin, Highfield Nursing Home in Ryde and The Elms...

To mark Safer Internet Day on 6th February 2018, the NSPCC and the London Grid for Learning (LGfL DigiSafe) is urging primary and secondary schools across the Isle of Wight to take part in a free pupil online safety survey....

It is not too late to have a flu vaccination - and the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet is leading by example. The latest UK statistics from Public Health England show that that the number of people hospitalised with flu...

UPDATED: An elderly man has been transferred to an awaiting ambulance by HM Coastguard after falling on a beach in Bembridge this morning (Friday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were alerted to the plight of the casualty on Swains...