Volunteer watchkeepers will soon be keeping a sharp lookout for anybody in need of help off the coast of Bembridge, thanks to a pioneering trial between HM Coastguard and the National Coastwatch (NCI). As first reported by Island Echo, NCI...

Monkey Haven is celebrating bringing home silver at the prestigious 2022 Charity Film Awards. A gala ceremony was held at the Odeon Leicester Square last Tuesday (22n March), where the Newport-based attraction picked up silver for the People's Choice award....

Emergency services are responding to a collision between a pedestrian and a car on the main road through Shalfleet this afternoon (Monday). The incident has occurred at the bus stop to the west of Warlands Lane on the main Newport...

Wightlink's Fastcat service between Ryde Pier Head and Portsmouth Harbour has been suspended this afternoon (Monday) due to a mechanical issue. The cross-Solent operator says that the service will not be running again today, with all sailings from now on...

Red Funnel has announced that its temporary 1-boat Red Jet timetable will continue until at least Wednesday. Red Jets 6 and 7 have been operating to a normal timetable in recent weeks, but Red Jet 6 was taken out of...

Hair extensions have become a trend now and continue to be all the rage globally. Since millions of people are suffering from hair loss and thinning issues, extensions are a good way to restore much-needed hair volume. You can place...

The nominations have been announced for the Isle of Wight’s most prestigious awards - the IW Chamber Business Awards 2022, sponsored by WightFibre. A glitz and glam ceremony will be hosted at Cowes Yacht Haven on Friday 6th May by...

Emergency services are in attendance at a road traffic collision in Lake this lunchtime (Monday), which is causing significant delays in the area. The incident has occurred near to Tesco Express on The Fairway - the diversion route for the...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Medefer won an award for Best Elective Care Recovery Initiative at this year’s HSJ Partnership Awards 2022.  The team found out that they had been shortlisted for their elective recovery programme - Clinically assessing and...

A continued shortage of staff has led to further cancellations on Island Line today (Monday). South Western Railway has confirmed that a number of services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin have been cancelled, with just 1 train an hour...