David Thornton has resigned as Chief Executive of Visit Isle of Wight after more than 5 years in the job. Mr Thornton joined the destination management organisation at the point of its founding back in 2012, but is now set...

The Earl Mountbatten Hospice is to once again host a celebration of Greek music and cuisine. On Friday 19th January 2018, the hospice will be the location for a special Greek Night with a piano performance by Costas Panayotidis, who...

Visit Isle of Wight’s social media activity has been recognised as one of the best in the country. In a league table of tourism organisations by counties, Visit Isle of Wight was judged top, outranking heavy hitters Visit Cornwall and...

A recent survey conducted by Healthwatch Isle of Wight has found that people are attending the Accident and Emergency department at St Mary's Hospital through lack of available alternatives, as opposed to attending inappropriately. Healthwatch visited the A&E department in...

Island Roads has thanked residents and businesses on the completion of the 2017 road improvement programme. Each year, Island Roads ceases the vast majority of its resurfacing programme during the high-winter months because the cold temperatures, rain and high winds...

An Isle of Wight Councillor has warned that spreading 34 tonnes of sand on a muddy, temporary school car park, as advised by Isle of Wight Council officers, has simply made matters worse. The surface of the temporary car park...

Hovertravel has announced that its trial of extra Monday services has been a success and therefore the crossings will now be a permanent addition to the winter timetable. From January 2018 until 30th March 2018, there will be crossings from...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust’s ‘Fund our Future’ Appeal, which seeks to raise £150,000 towards the purchase of a new headquarters for the local charity, was officially launched with the help of Bob Seely MP and Rob Da Bank...

Shanklin Guides, Brownies and Rainbows, together with their leaders, joined together with parents and friends for this year’s annual Christmas celebration making for a packed church. Taking place at Shanklin Methodist Church, dozens of girls presented a Nativity Play and...

Russell Thomson in Gotland It has been a busy year for the Isle of Wight’s top cycling team, which welcomed Wight Mountain on board as a sponsor and accepted continued support from Wightlink. For 2017 the Wightlink Wight Mountain Cycle...