After some 96 years, the doors to the Royal British Legion & Ex-Service Men's Club in Ryde have closed for the final time. The club - located on St James' Street in the heart of the town - has been...

Another double gritting run is in store as temperatures continue to fall with Island Roads' gritters to be out and about from 17:00 this evening (Monday) – and again just 12 hours later. Island Roads says that due to the...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was tasked to rescue a trapped cat over the weekend. HM Coastguard had been alerted to the fact that a cat was spotted trapped under a pontoon at East Cowes Marina yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Anxious that the...

Over 115 postcodes in Wootton and the surrounding areas are currently without power this morning (Monday). The outage was first reported at around 09:55 this morning with around 118 postcodes and a total of 1,800 customers without supply. Scottish and...

An Island charity has launched its January fundraising campaign to help support 100 families - by giving each a £25 food voucher.  The ‘Kick-Start with Home-Start’ campaign aims to support struggling families looking after very young children to buy fresh...

Network Ryde, Ryde Town Council’s Youth Service, has announced that is an official Hey Girl’s community partner, offering free period products to those who need them. Hey Girls is an award-winning social enterprise that donates 100% of their profit to...

L-R PCC Donna Jones and Chief Constable Scott Chilton "We've opened Cowes Police Station because this is what the public wanted" - those were the words of Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones at the official opening of Cowes Police...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary almost 40 arrests here on the Island as part of Operation Holly, their annual Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. From 1st December to 31st December 2023, officers from the Joint Operations Roads Policing...

A 30-year-old man from Cornwall has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after he was seen with a knife in East Cowes earlier this afternoon (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called...

The RNLI has been announced as the Official Charity for Round the Island Race 2024 The annual Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a 1-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight and will take...