Primary schools on the Isle of Wight are to benefit from a funding boost after the council secured just over £150,000 from the government’s Strategic School Improvement Fund. The money will enable the Isle of Wight Council to build on...

The 'secret' reservoir at Osborne House There’s something fishy going on at the former royal residence of Osborne House in East Cowes, but the goings-on are all legitimate. English Heritage has started a project to drain a reservoir near Osborne...

As part of its HoverCare programme to develop greater understanding of the needs of all its customers, Hovertravel recently welcomed a group of children and their parents from Greenmount Community School.  This school, situated just outside Ryde, has been an...

UPDATED: A 2-day inquest into the death of an East Cowes man has this week revealed shocking details that a clerk at St Mary's Hospital purposefully cancelled patient's appointments to skew waiting times statistics. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust...

Eric Wright of Wellington Road, Binstead has been jailed for a total of 14 months for arranging sexual offences against a child. The 39-year-old 'potentially dangerous' offender was caught following an investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit...

Island Roads is to begin a major project to repair and refurbish Brighstone Viaduct on the Military Road next month. As well as re-pointing and repairing the structure, which spans Grange Chine, the scheme will also rebuild and raise the...

Early bird entries for the 2018 Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay are due to close at midnight on Saturday (27th January). Entries officially opened towards the end of December, with an overwhelming number of competitors taking advantage of...

Newport Parish Council says it is delighted with the success of it's first Newport Travel Forum, which was held at The Riverside Centre on Saturday. The forum, which was well-attended, provided an opportunity for residents and stakeholders to exchange ideas...

A Newport man has received a medal for living with diabetes for 70 years, despite being told by doctors he had just 10 days to live when he was aged 4. Donald Hunt, 75, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes...

The Isle of Wight Council is reminding local bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures following the introduction of an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in England. On 18th January 2018, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) introduced...