A Shanklin hotel made famous by Channel 5’s The Hotel Inspector is changing hands. The Gracellie Hotel located on Shanklin's Hope Road will soon be run the owners of Sun Rise Hotel Ltd - a family run enterprise. It was...

The Friends of Northwood Cemetery, in association with the Isle of Wight Council, is celebrating after receiving its 8th Green Flag Award for Northwood Cemetery. The site is one of 2,250 in the UK to achieve the award, which is...

Ryde Academy hosted its annual Awards Evening earlier this month, bringing together parents, carers and staff at Ryde All Saints Church to celebrate the successes of students over the past academic year.  Students were honoured for their achievements in categories...

Island band Wet Leg’s latest album ‘moisturiser’ has gone straight to number 1 of the official UK album chart. Titled 'moisturiser', the album fended off stiff competition from Amy MacDonald and Oasis - who are in the middle of a...

Volunteer firefighters from East Anglia have returned from a 2-week humanitarian mission to Ukraine, where they delivered emergency aid - including a former Isle of Wight fire engine - to frontline communities. The team, led by the humanitarian non-profit Actions...

Isle of Wight rapper Fugo Kid has been announced for the 2025 edition of Camp Bestival, joining previously announced headliners Tom Jones, Sugababes and Remember Monday. Fugo Kid, the stage name of Jack Portuito, will join Rascal Raves, made up...

Police have closed part of Sandown’s Broadway this afternoon (Monday) following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene near the junction with Winchester Park Road following reports of a collision between a...

Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) approved several key initiatives aimed at strengthening community engagement and future planning across the parish at a recent Full Council meeting. Highlights of the meeting included the unanimous approval of a grant application from...

Islanders are invited to take part in this year’s Dash and Splash fun run from Shanklin to Yaverland next month (Saturday 16th August), with proceeds going to Island-based charity, Aspire. The 5K event takes participants along the golden sands between...

There are delays on a major route in Newport this morning (Monday) following a road traffic collision. It is understood that a silver Vauxhall Astra has collided with the side of a Biffa bin lorry before careering into some street...