A total of 37 teams, several of whom had made the early morning Solent crossing, took part in one of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club's biggest annual events last Saturday (18th May). The well-attended and richly rewarded Am-Am, saw teams...

Time is running out for local charities, schools, sports teams and events organisers to apply for Southern Vectis’ popular Community Fund.  The local bus operator’s good-causes initiative is a dedicated resource for backing local groups with funding, marketing help, free...

The Island has officially received the ‘writs from the clerk to the crown’ for the General Election. This official part of the process for a general election was overseen by Graham Biss, High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight and...

A vintage yacht suffering from engine trouble at Osborne Bay resulted in the launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat this morning (Friday). After launching at 11:20 the lifeboat took the yacht, crewed by 2 men, in tow and before mooring it...

Ryde Harrier Daniel Eckersley has excelled in events on both the road and the track recently.  by winning the Masters International Half Marathon which was incorporated into the Manchester Half Marathon. With Home Countries teams running in different age categories,...

Another burst water main is causing havoc on the arterial road between Newport and Sandown today (Friday), which has been closed in both directions as a result. The 6-inch main pipe failure has occurred outside Dalverton Garden Centre - just...

Local schoolboys George Holbrook and Kai Grace were part of the winning Eastleigh Tornadoes U16s team at the recent Junior Premier League National Championships. The pair of Medina College students first started playing for the Hampshire-based team at the start...

The musical director of an Island brass band is playing a key role in a new recording marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Gustav Holst. Phillip Littlemore, of Abbey Brass, has penned new arrangements of 3 of Holst’s...

Community Action Isle of Wight has decided to temporarily pause taking further members for its community car service, ‘Optio’, due to the challenges of recruiting a sufficient number of volunteer drivers. The membership-based service helps elderly and less mobile people...

The lengthy closure of Ventnor's The Graben - which was due to get underway during the week of the Isle of Wight Festival - has been pushed back by 7 days. The Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads have...