After more than 200 years, The Sloop Inn at Wootton is set to undergo a name change and will soon be known as 'The Watermill' under proposals by its parent company. Stonehouse has applied to the Isle of Wight Council...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the biggest investment in a generation for hospices, ensuring that hospices such as Mountbatten Isle of Wight can continue to deliver the highest quality end-of-life care possible for their patients, families and loved ones....

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones asked Chief Constable Scott Chilton a number of questions on policing across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight during a recent online Q&A session. COPS - or Commissioner’s Oversight of Policing Services - was...

Red Funnel has announced that Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) will be the company’s Charity of the Year for the duration of 2025.   The announcement follows the results of a vote by the Isle of Wight...

Island Roads will be deploying its fleet of gritters across the Isle of Wight during the early hours of tomorrow morning (Friday) as the mercury drops once again. The team will treat the local road network from 03:30, just before...

Seaview resident Roy Hayward, one of the last surviving veterans from the D-Day landings, has died at the age of 99 years old.  His family say he died peacefully at St Mary's Hospital, Newport in the early hours of Sunday...

Local residents were delighted to see a sea of Santas running along the seafront at Cowes on Sunday (15th December), all taking part in the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Charity’s first-ever Santa Dash! From keen runners to some of...

A man in his 50s has tragically died just days before Christmas after being hit by a motorcycle whilst seemingly crossing the road on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Thursday).  It was just before 05:50 - in darkness -...

HSS Hire has shut the doors to its Newport branch for good, citing increasing costs associated with the Isle of Wight as part of the reason for its closure. Although predominately a tool hire shop, at the start of the...

A serious road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian has resulted in the closure of the main road between Newport and Cowes this morning (Thursday). The incident has occurred on the A3020 Horsebridge Hill near the junction with...