Efforts are ongoing to bring Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to the Conservative stronghold of the Isle of Wight as they vie for the position of Prime Minister. In a letter sent out widely by the Isle of Wight Conservative...

A survey of Floating Bridge Saver Card holders will be undertaken over the next 8 weeks as part of the Isle of Wight Council’s ambitions to improve customer experiences on the link between Cowes and East Cowes. The survey will...

The chairman of the Isle of Wight Council has announced her chosen charity for the coming year. Councillor Claire Critchison, who was elected as chairman by Full Council at the annual meeting in May, will help raise funds for South...

Victim Scott Cooper 38-year-old Piers Brazier, the man accused of murdering 33-year-old Scott Cooper, will be re-tried later this year, it has been confirmed. After 3 weeks of hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence, the jury in...

The USA has the biggest love affair with trucks, but here in the UK they’ve always seemed a bit like overkill. A few years ago, thanks to favourable tax rates the number of people using commercial pickup trucks as their...

A man found with a bundle of cash and a sock containing a large metal dumbbell nut has been arrested, questioned and bailed over a number of alleged offences, including drug driving. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Isle of Wight High...

Those travelling across the Solent with Red Funnel over the coming weeks are being reminded of the revised timetable that comes into force tomorrow (Wednesday) as a result of staff going on strike. In just a few hours' time, around...

Independent Arts, the Island-wide arts for wellbeing charity, elected Jacquie Heany as its new chair of trustees at its annual general meeting last Wednesday (20th July). Jacquie, former director of people and business excellence for leading international children’s charity World...

The planned demolition of Thompson House on the outskirts of Newport could be halted, if plans by an Isle of Wight business to purchase the empty site progress. Random-Rooms is currently researching the possibility of submitting a bid to purchase...

Despite plenty of action on the water and a new title sponsor for 2022, there will be no traditional Cowes Week fireworks night for the third year running. The event used to be one of the Island’s biggest traditions, with...