Wightlink’s Ryde Pier will be the place to snap up perfect Christmas presents next month. Unique Isle of Wight gifts and seasonal items from Christmas cards to candles, jewellery, natural skincare products and even local fudge will be on sale,...

With just under one month to go until Christmas Day, Red Funnel has confirmed it will be the only ferry operator crossing the Solent on 25th December. Red Funnel will once again be offering 2 departures from each side via...

More than 600 homes are without power in the Shanklin area tonight (Friday) owing to a fault on the electricity network. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) says that a total of 64 postcode areas in the vicinity of Shanklin...

An elderly Isle of Wight man will face no further action in relation to the death of a woman in Wootton earlier this year as Police are no longer treating her death as murder. It was on 9th September that...

35 years after being separated into individual shops, a prominent building in Ryde is to be amalgamated as French Franks eyes up an expansion of its popular deli. The property at the top of Union Street, in St Thomas' Square,...

The draft Island Planning Strategy has taken another step forward with the recent appointment of 2 planning inspectors. This follows the submission of the draft plan and its supporting evidence base to the Government last month. Inspectors David Spencer and...

A special 'Lights of Love' service is to be held at the Isle of Wight Crematorium chapel for families and friends to remember loved ones they have lost. The service, organised by the Isle of Wight Council’s bereavement team, will...

Southern Water is preparing to carry out a major repair on the main sewer pipe that runs from Ryde to Sandown next week following a burst at Appley. The utility company says it has been tackling a burst rising main...

A number of sheep have been killed as a result of dogs running off leads in a field on the Isle of Wight, prompting a witness appeal to be launched by Police. On Sunday afternoon (24th November), sheep were chased...

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