A broken paddle on the PS Waverley resulted in the steamer breaking down off the coast of the Island last night (Wednesday). The iconic steamer got into difficulty between Selsey Bill and Nab Tower and was seen to drift not...

Local youth charity No Limits will be helping teenagers who are persistently absent or at risk of exclusion from education on the Isle of Wight, thanks to a £50,000 grant from the Hampshire & Islands Quakers. Education settings across the...

'Please take my piggy bank if you need more money, but don't close my school' - those are the words of 9-year-old Scarlett Maddison-Wigg whose school faces closure following an announcement by the Isle of Wight Council earlier this month....

Islanders are being encouraged to attend the Isle of Wight Law Courts' Open Day this Saturday (28th September) to see how justice really works. The Isle of Wight Combined Court Centre will be welcoming all ages to learn more about...

Northwood Primary School Academy Trust has said that the Isle of Wight Council's proposal to shut down 6 local primary schools is 'unfair' and 'not what was promised'. It was back on the 4th September that the Isle of Wight...

Members of the Carisbrooke High School Class of '74' celebrated 50 years since they finished school last weekend. The Class of 1974 first reunited in the year 2000, before reuniting again in 2008 and 2017. The events were organised jointly...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance rushed to a medical emergency in the East Wight village of Bembridge this afternoon (Tuesday). The yellow and green liveried helicopter made the journey over the Solent at around 14:15, having left...

Home and road safety charity, The Blue Lamp Trust, welcomes a new CEO at the end of September. Lisa Gagliani MBE is an experienced business and charity leader, with a background in health, education and commerce, who joins from Isle...

Leading law firm Churchers Solicitors is to sponsor cardiac charity Heartbeat’s first-ever ‘Beat the Heat’ quiz to take place on the Isle of Wight. The inspiration came when Tamsin Verrinder, a conveyancer with Churchers Solicitors, met Tanya Harder, Heartbeat’s Community...

An Island mum has begun her fundraising journey after having her place in the 2025 London Marathon confirmed. Danielle Barton was born and raised on the Island and currently works full-time at a local NHS Dental Surgery, she was successful...