A chair for the Ryde Town Board has been appointed in what is set to be an exciting period of growth and transformation for the town. The newly appointed chair, Steven Holbrook, has hit the ground running to establish a...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has appointed the Rev Chris Bradish as the new team rector to lead Church of England churches in Newport, Carisbrooke and Gatcombe. Chris is currently rector of Andover parish, which includes 4 churches in North Hampshire,...

An auction selling off pieces from the rural museum at Calbourne Water Mill last weekend (Saturday 4th May) has raised vital funds that are to be spent on fixing the mill's pit wheel. It was back at the beginning of...

The Island is to be showcased in the next episode of Channel 5's The Big Steam Adventure this week. The series stars presenter and journalist John Sergeant, actor Peter Davison and steam expert Paul 'Piglet' Middelton as they enjoy all...

A dedicated space for Island services to work together to provide essential support to Islanders living with dementia is set to open in Cowes next week. The Alzheimer Café IW and their dedicated team of volunteers have worked tirelessly to...

Seasafe, Rouse, Smokin Jacks and L&M Plus Consulting have all gone one step further with their support for the Island's Armed Forces community, by sponsoring some of the attractions at this year’s Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day. Seasafe, which...

A suspected drug driver who crashed his van into a parked vehicle in Shanklin earlier today (Wednesday) tried to run away from Police before being captured. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to the scene on...

Counting of ballot papers at Medina Leisure Centre. Re-elected Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones will swear her oath to an officer today (Wednesday) following her landslide victory on election day last week. Conservative Jones admitted securing a second term...

Firefighters tackled a pan fire in the kitchen of a flat in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday).  Crews from Newport and Ryde were called to Milligan House on West Street in the town shortly after 16:00. At the scene, a fire...

Coastguard crews and a local lifeboat were called to assist a jet skier in difficulty off the coast of Yaverland today (Tuesday). At around 15:00, HM Coastguard was asked to assist a jet skier in difficulty and in the water...