A family that became cut off by the tide conditions at Fort Albert have been rescued by Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat this afternoon (Tuesday). HM Coastguard was alerted to the plight of the group and their dog shortly after midday. Yarmouth’s...

Heightened Police activity on a residential road in East Cowes concluded this afternoon (Tuesday) with a man being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Police were called at 10:44 this morning when concerns were raised for the welfare of a...

Islanders are being warned that some bin/sack collections may be temporarily suspended today (Tuesday) due to the extreme heat. This action is said to be for the safety of Amey’s waste operators on what is the hottest day ever in...

New public toilets are a step closer for Sandown seafront as the Isle of Wight Council has agreed to the long lease of land at Eastern Gardens - but Southern Water has thrown a spanner in the works. Sandown Town...

The Isle of Wight Council has missed out on funding to build homes on brownfield sites due to a lack of a planning strategy. The money would have come from the Government in the second round of the Brownfield Land...

The likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone are going up against WightFibre as Openreach announces it is to roll out full fibre broadband to 45,000 homes and businesses across the Isle of Wight. Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Niton,...

Long-awaited plans for the biggest upgrade to Ryde Esplanade train and bus station in 50 years have finally been revealed. As part of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the seafront in Ryde, work is being undertaken to improve the visual impact...

A staggering 36.7c was recorded on the Isle of Wight today (Monday) as an intense heatwave grips the UK. Figures from IW Met Service reveal that the sky-high temperature was experienced in Northwood, near Cowes, late this afternoon. High readings...

Fire crews, paramedics and Police have all responded to a flat fire in East Cowes this evening (Monday). 3 appliances from East Cowes, Ryde and Cowes - as well as the Incident Command Unit from Newport - were mobilised to...

Photo: @FreshwaterFire A field fire in Brook, which has damaged a hedge and part of a field, has been tackled by firefighters this evening (Monday). Crews from Freshwater and Newport were mobilised to the scene near to Military Road at...