Firefighters have ruled out the possibility of a fire at St Mary’s Hospital this lunchtime (Saturday). Steam venting from the building which houses the Decontamination and Sterilisation Unit was mistaken for smoke, prompting a call to the Isle of Wight...

6 Islanders have been recognised for their varying contributions to the local community and society as a whole in this year's New Year Honours list, with MBEs and BEMs to be awarded. Mr John Bernard Roger Matthews, 69 of Shanklin,...

Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, has submitted a planning application to the Isle of Wight Council for the expansion of it's Lake store near Sandown. Permission is being sought for the erection of a front and side extension...

The death of 20-year-old Mikey Mason in a road traffic collision on Brading Downs earlier this year was as a result of driving 'too fast for the road conditions', but the Isle of Wight's coroner has not been able to...

5 candidates have put their names forward for next month's by-election for the local council seat of Central Wight. Back in May of this year Bob Seely was once again elected councillor for Central Wight, but just a month later...

A much-awaited review report into the design, build and delivery of the new Cowes Floating Bridge has been published in preparation for the Isle of Wight Council’s Scrutiny Committee meeting on 9th January 2018 - but a number of technical design...

Gurnard's Boxing Day Dip raised over £2,000 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust this year. A lovely atmosphere was experienced on Tuesday with hundreds of people showing their support for the brave bathers, who turned out in strong numbers. The...

UPDATED: A technical issue on one of Red Funnel's car ferries has resulted in a number of cancellations being made. Earlier this morning the 09:45 East Cowes to Southampton sailing was cancelled due to a 'technical issue', with the 10:30 then...

Seafish is appealing to the Isle of Wight’s commercial fishermen to take advantage of its funding for free training to refresh and advance their safety knowledge and skills ahead of 31st March 2018, when current funding is due to end....

Rising Isle of Wight squash star Amelie Haworth wants to start 2018 on a high with success at the prestigious Dunlop British Junior Open in Birmingham next week. 12-year-old Haworth is seeded sixth in the girls’ under-13 event after finishing...