Extended repairs to Red Falcon has forced Red Funnel to cancel another 12 vehicle ferry sailings tomorrow (Monday). The 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 from East Cowes and the 04:30, 07:30, 10:30, 13:30, 16:30 and 19:30 from Southampton...

A teenage boy from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an incident at Newport Quay yesterday (Saturday). At around 17:30 last night, an officer on patrol in the Newport Quay area saw a...

Applications to join the Ryde and Sandown beach lifeguards team for the 2025 summer season have now closed. The service is delivered in Ryde and Sandown during the summer months on behalf of Ryde and Sandown Town Councils, as well...

A Newport man has been arrested and bailed after damage was caused to a hotel in Ryde yesterday afternoon (Saturday). Police were called to reports that a man had caused damage to a hotel on Dover Street at around 16:00....

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of their founder, George Fox, Isle of Wight Quakers have recently planted 2 oak trees at Church Litten in Newport.   These are to replace 2 oaks that were cut down some years...

Extended works on Red Falcon have forced Red Funnel to cancel no less than 12 vehicle ferry sailings tomorrow (Sunday). Red Funnel has this evening (Saturday) confirmed that the 04:30, 07:30, 10:30, 13:30, 16:30 and 19:30 from Southampton and the...

A lifeboat crew from Bembridge were tasked to the waters off Sandown earlier this afternoon (Saturday) to rescue a casualty aboard a cargo ship. Bembridge RNLI's All-weather lifeboat was first tasked to an anchored vessel off Sandown at around 15:30,...

Mountbatten Isle of Wight music ambassador, Mike Christie, is preparing to release a brand new song in celebration of the iconic fundraising event, Walk the Wight. The singer, writer, actor and producer, from the multi-platinum selling quartet, G4, is working with...

Local resident and Transformation Manager for NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Helen Coleman, has been awarded the prestigious Action Hampshire Changemaker Award for Innovation in Community, Partnership and Development. The award recognises Helen’s significant contribution to increasing young people’s...

Community Dance Isle of Wight is opening its classes to the local community for free next week, as part of the national Let’s Dance campaign. This initiative, spearheaded by Angela Rippon CBE, is all about raising awareness of the benefits...