The Isle of Wight's award-winning Halloween event, Terror Island, made its dramatic return with an exclusive Blue Light Night last Friday (6th October), celebrating the Island's local heroes. With a turnout of over 700 dedicated Emergency Service and NHS staff,...

A total of 30 students from the Isle of Wight Education Federation are preparing to depart for Vietnam on a once-in-a-lifetime history trip next week. Students from both Carisbrooke and Medina colleges, along with the Island VI Form, will be...

Students at St George’s School in Newport have been given an insight into the world of highway engineering. Nathaniel Saunders and George Lovelock from Island Roads’ structures team were joined by highway operative colleagues Tom Minnion and Richard Southcott to give...

Following a major £1.8 million investment, The Gouldings is reopening soon with a fresh new look and a host of job opportunities for people interested in rewarding careers in the health and care sector. The Gouldings, a reablement centre in...

Home-educating families are invited to attend a series of free events providing a taster of the exciting educational visits and workshops available at a range of Isle of Wight museums. Families will experience a range of ‘hands-on’ activities at our...

The success of pupils at Whippingham's Priory School was celebrated last week. This major event in the Priory School calendar, when the school celebrates the academic and co-curricular achievements of our pupils from Reception Class to Upper Sixth leavers, was...

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...

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision on a narrow road on the outskirts of Newport this evening (Thursday). The incident occurred on Burnt House Lane at around 16:45. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary...

A 50-year-old man is to be interviewed after a knife and wraps of drugs were found on his person as he stepped off an Island Line train yesterday (Wednesday). Police stopped and searched the male as he got off the...

Afrobeats dance classes have made their way to the Island and they aim to get to everybody moving. Henrietta Akindele and her husband moved to the Island from Essex just 1 year ago A semi-professional dancer who has performed and...