Isle of Wight actor Anna Constable is looking back on 2024 as the year when she was acclaimed for her role in a ground-breaking play exploring masking, autism and mental health issues. She performed at The Lowry in Salford in...

Local weather forecaster IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for rain with as much as 40mm set to fall between today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday). It is anticipated that from 22:00 this evening to 18:00 tomorrow evening,...

Locals Sammy Bridges and Kaylee Hargreaves have trained to become Sands Befrienders which will allow them to offer vital support to bereaved families across the Isle of Wight. The duo - who have both sadly endured losses of their own...

A pair of distressed dogs - whose owner had been rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve - were fostered by a local couple thanks to the work of Friends of the Animals. On the afternoon of 24th December came a...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025, and with the new year, we have some new shows to tempt you with….. The Wight Island Players can be relied on to bring you some new year fun and laughter with their traditional...

Inspirational Island Roads foreman Jack Faulds is embarking on an incredible endurance challenge in the New Year to raise money and awareness for a mental health charity. Throughout January, Jack, aged 33 from Newport, is planning to run a full...

Over the next few weeks, millions will see 2 of the Isle of Wight’s most spectacular locations - Military Road and Freshwater Bay - in a national TV commercial. Both are the setting of a new Sky Mobile ad featuring...

The chairman of the Isle of Wight Council has called an Extraordinary Full Council meeting to discuss the critical issues of devolution and local government reorganisation following a national announcement which has left him 'dismayed'. The meeting, to be held...

The Isle of Wight Council has apologised to a Shorwell resident after a bin lorry's broken hydraulic hose left her driveway an oily mess last month. The incident occurred on Friday 6th December when a bin lorry, in the process...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (3rd January 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 13139 £100.00 13442 £100.00 7518 £100.00 17842 £100.00 13242 £100.00 5090 £100.00 3298 £100.00 18037 £100.00 17580 £100.00 8487 £100.00 14909