The Isle of Wight Council has confirmed a number of changes to its service during next weeks' Isle of Wight Festival, which gets underway on Thursday (19th June). Due to the location of the festival, at Newport's Seaclose Park, a...

This year’s annual community quiz night at Trinity Theatre in Cowes has raised £600 in aid of Friends of the Animals, a local charity dedicated to helping animals in need across the Isle of Wight. The popular fundraiser, organised by...

A new exhibition exploring births, deaths and marriages at Newport Minster is set to launch this September, and members of the public are being invited to share their stories and photographs. As part of the ongoing National Lottery Heritage Funded...

The Government has not ruled out the Isle of Wight Council remaining a unitary authority in a new memo to local authority leaders. Whitehall has welcomed ‘additional thinking’ on the Isle of Wight’s ‘exceptional circumstances’ in feedback on a Local...

Concern for 2 young girls 'face down on the pavement' on a residential street in Newport led to a response from Police and paramedics yesterday evening (Thursday). Emergency services were called to East View, near Nine Acres Primary School, at...

Richard Quigley MP has secured a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons to call for urgent reform in the handling of mole removals, as part of the Zoe's Law campaign. The debate specifically calls for the mandatory histological...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (13th June 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 17836 £100.00 16485 £100.00 13559 £100.00 14531 £100.00 2626 £100.00 7869 £100.00 4240 £100.00 4604 £100.00 12456 £100.00 4443 £100.00 3083

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Police are continuing their investigation to identify a man who exposed his genitals to 2 teenage girls in Cowes last month - and it is now known he exposed himself to a woman in her 20s too. Between 19:40 and...

Blackgang Chine has launched a brand new Summer Season Pass offering unbeatable value for Isle of Wight residents looking to make the most of the school holidays. For just £40 per person (for visitors over 1 metre in height –...