Perfect conditions met the 51 swimmers fundraisers for West Wight Sports and Community Centre on Saturday (14th September), all of whom successfully conquered the challenge of swimming across the Solent. Swimmers set off from Hurst Castle at 07:45, arriving on...

Dover Park Primary School recently hosted an exciting ‘Ready Steady Cook’ style competition as part of their ongoing Healthy Eating Drive. The event, which took place on Friday 16th September, saw the headteacher, Jon Kirby, and deputy headteacher, Hayley Roberts, battle...

A woman in her 30s has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following an incident in Sandown this morning (Friday), in which a car was destroyed by fire. Police were called at 03:56 to reports that a car had...

Characters, events and ideologies that have helped shape – and continue to shape – the modern world will be brought to life in a series of fascinating talks at this year’s Isle of Wight Literary Festival. From unmasking spies to...

An Ofsted inspector has said more work is necessary for an Isle of Wight school to receive a 'good' rating. In a monitoring letter to Margaret Sanderson, executive headteacher of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Ryde, Sue Keeling noted...

A car has been destroyed by fire in Sandown overnight, with Police now investigating the suspicious incident. 2 fire appliances were mobilised to a car park off Stower Place at around 04:00 this morning (Friday), where a Toyota Aygo X...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (20th September 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 7845 £100.00 15305 £100.00 1636 £100.00 4193 £100.00 15283 £100.00 18080 £100.00 11810 £100.00 388 £100.00 17684 £100.00 17791 £100.00 14521

Wightlink has released its timetable for 2025, but with a warning that prices are set to increase next year. More than 39,000 crossings are timetabled across its 3 routes in line with the total number of sailings in 2024. On...

The British Army has set up base on the Isle of Wight as part of routine trials of the military's hi-tech GIRAFFE radar system. For the past week, the 7th Air Defence Group has been located at the highest point...

Losing weight is no easy task and it can be even more challenging when you’re a man, but after successfully losing 2-and-a-half stone Islander Stuart Vass is now setting up his own Slimming World group in Ryde. Slimming World’s ‘Machobesity...