The Phoenix Choir will be performing at Holy Trinity Church in Bembridge on Saturday 5th October hoping to raise funds for the restoration of the church tower. The choir will be singing from their wide-ranging repertoire of songs from musicals,...

Official reports examining the severe flooding that affected Newport, East Cowes and Ryde last autumn are now available to read online, with it now known that a total of 317 properties were subject to flood damage. Roads, homes and businesses...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the...

Siblings Kirsty, Sophie and Shannon O'Neil are raising money for an Island charity that helped their family following the death of their brother some 5 years ago. The threesome ran a full marathon - The New Forest Marathon - on...

Wight Tri members Liz Dunlop and Jan Fletcher made the trip across the channel at the weekend to compete in the European Age Group Triathlon Championships, held in Vichy, France, with the swim taking place in the River Allier. Jan...

Blackwater Mill Care Home was recently transformed into a pirate haven as residents and staff celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day (19th September) with a swashbuckling array of activities. The day kicked off in grand style as everyone gathered to...

Ryde's Denbigh House Dental Practice has won the esteemed title of ‘Best Dental Team’ in the country at the prestigious National Dentistry Awards. The annual awards, held in Leicester, celebrate all dental practices in the country, both private and NHS,...

Police and paramedics have been called to a 2-car crash on a residential road in Gunville this afternoon (Thursday). Emergency service personnel rushed to Fieldfare Road at just after 15:00, following reports of a 2-car crash. On scene, a Peugeot...

The story of women in aviation begins, it seems, with a vicar, an aristocrat and a woman in a lighter-than-air balloon basket! This was how Wight Aviation Museum's guest speaker Sally Smith began her enthralling and amusing talk about women...

Cowes RNLI volunteer and RNLI administrator Crys O'Connell swam across the Solent last weekend (Saturday 21st September) to raise money for West Wight Sports & Community Centre. The Solent swim is West Wight Sports & Community Centre’s flagship fundraiser, and...