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...

Fears that a man was roaming the streets of Sandown with a gun led to the deployment of Armed Police to the seaside town this afternoon (Thursday). At around 15:15 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was alerted to reports...

The paddle steamer Waverley will no longer be making stops at Ryde Pier as the berth has been rendered 'out of service' - with Yarmouth Pier also now unavailable. It has been confirmed that this weekend's planned stop at Ryde...

5 Degrees North have released their latest single, Carvel Lane. Named after a bus stop in Cowes, the track was recorded at Newport’s Empire Sound recording studios and was mixed and mastered by Dan Ashdown. Made up of Louis Marshall...