Firefighters are tackling a large shed fire in a Newport garden this afternoon (Wednesday). A single pumping appliance from Newport was first called to the scene at around 14:30 following reports of a garden blaze on Staplers Road. Firefighters have...

Vecta House Care Home proudly hosted its annual Culture and Diversity Celebration over the weekend (Sunday), with a special focus on the rich traditions of Indonesia. For the second consecutive year, members of the local Indonesian community joined residents and...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson has hit out at Wightlink’s private equity ownership following news that up to 50 staff roles are at risk as part of a major restructure at the cross-Solent ferry operator. Robertson has criticised...

A new picture story book illustrated by Isle of Wight artist Anya Lauchlan has just been released, with proceeds supporting both Mountbatten Hospice and charitable projects in Ukraine. ‘Toys at Night’, written by American author Faye R. DesPres, tells the...

The Isle of Wight Foodbank has received both food donations and £340 in funds following a concert by the Newchurch Male Voice Choir and soprano Lucy Hinkley at Christchurch, Sandown earlier this month (6th September). Audience members were asked to...

Almost 6,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight took part in this summer’s Big Butterfly Count, spotting more than 76,000 butterflies and day-flying moths during the 3-week survey period. The citizen science initiative, run by Butterfly Conservation, recorded...

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be taken out of service later this month for its regular autumn refit, with a passenger launch stepping in to maintain the link for pedestrians and cyclists. The vessel will be unavailable from Monday 22nd...

The Isle of Wight has featured in the latest video created by YouTube stars Sidemen.  The 7-strong group, who have more that 22million subscribers on their dedicated YouTube channel and more than 155million as a collective, travelled to Ryde -...

Cowes RNLI faced their busiest day of 2025 last week (Thursday 11th September), responding to 4 separate shouts between 05:45 and 21:10, with volunteers spending more than 7 hours at sea assisting those in difficulty. The day began with the...

An important meeting of the Isle of Wight Council has been scheduled for Wednesday 1st October, to discuss the next steps in the Labour Government’s devolution plans. This extraordinary meeting of Full Council will begin at 19:00 and has been...