With increasing pressure on the demand for housing and meeting those needs, the Isle of Wight Council is encouraging people to bring their empty properties back into use and tackle their negative impact on neighbourhoods during Empty Homes Week 2024....

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (8th March 2024) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12453 £100.00 9176 £100.00 17989 £100.00 17465 £100.00 2736 £100.00 13957 £100.00 8929 £100.00 13139 £100.00 11752 £100.00 4922 £100.00 17838

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...

There is to be no service whatsoever on the Island Line from today (Friday) until the middle of next week owing to track maintenance work. South Western Railway has confirmed that services will be suspended until Tuesday 12th March inclusive,...

The Tritone Singers would like to thank those who attended their Christmas concert which raised almost £1,000 for Mountbatten. The next performance on March 23rd features varied choral works from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Included in the programme...

Island Roads has issued an update on the ongoing project to improve Rene Howe Walk (the Cascades) in Ventnor, with confirmation that it will not re-open tomorrow (Friday) as planned. The project involves installing new safety railings that meet modern...

Photo: KThomsonPost / CC BY-SA 4.0 Local station Vectis Radio has announced the list of finalists for the 2024 community awards. This year's iteration is only the second year of the awards and the ceremony, sponsored by the Waterfront Bar...

The winner of a new poster competition will see their artwork displayed on buses and trains across the Isle of Wight. Launched earlier this week by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Southern Vectis and the Isle of...

East Cowes' Community Spirited Café is celebrating following the news that they have been registered as a charity. It’s taken the best part of a year to get the community group - based on Vectis Road - to be accepted...

12-year-old Noah Gartell from Yarmouth is continuing to make a name for himself as a top snooker talent. Noah was in action last weekend in not 1 but 2 tournaments, firstly competing in the 2nd stage of the EPSB PowerGlide...