The boss of Wight Shipyard Co., Peter Morton, has been recognised for his services to shipbuilding in His Majesty The King's New Year Honours List. 71-year-old Peter, the Director and Founder of the East Cowes-based firm, has been named a...

Bad weather has forced the postponement of Sandown's New Year fireworks display for the second year running. Plans were in place for the annual New Year’s Day display to take place on the seafront on Wednesday evening. But adverse weather...

HRH The Princess Royal has agreed to act as Patron of the Island Sailing Club in Cowes, it has been announced. Princess Anne and her husband, Timothy Laurence, are keen sailors and are well-known in Cowes. The pair can often...

A collision involving 3 vehicles has forced the closure of the main road between Newport and Sandown at Arreton this morning (Monday). Police, paramedics and firefighters are all currently on scene on the A3056 Arreton Road, close to the junction...

Cross-Solent travel is once again in the spotlight as Wightlink has cancelled several of its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry sailings today (Monday), with Red Funnel announcing cancellations on its vehicle ferry service for New Year's Eve. Wightlink has pulled at least...

Isorropia Foundation has been awarded over £1million from the Government’s Community Ownership Fund to purchase Medina Valley Centre on the outskirts of Newport. This funding will enable the Foundation - a Community Interest Company - to purchase and begin the...

Every year feels like a blank page when it starts, full of possibility and potential. But if you’ve ever let a year go by and only accomplished half of what you wanted to, you know how easy it is for...

A collision involving 2 motorcycles has led to a traffic light being damaged at one of the Island’s busiest junctions tonight (Sunday). Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are currently on scene at Westridge Cross in Ryde having...

Members of Ryde Swimming Club have been presented with the haul of medals attained at the Isle of Wight Club Championships, where swimmers from Ryde, Seaclose and West Wight competed against one another. Ryde's swimmers attained over 100 medals overall,...

Isle of Wight author Jo Cooper is celebrating selling the 1,000th copy of her book 'A Red Sky' at a recent Christmas fair. It was on Saturday 21st December, at Ventnor's Baptist Church Xmas Fair, that the milestone was reached....