Cowes RNLI lifeboat was launched last night (Friday) to sort out double-trouble in Osborne Bay. 1 of the incidents involved a RIB with a damaged propeller, carrying 7 people, many of them feeling the cold. Because of the need to...

Gerry Henshaw and Andy Brooke Local butcher Gerry Henshaw has hung up the apron and cleaver today (Friday) after some 55 years in the butchery business. The 69-year-old, who lives in Wroxall, enjoyed his last day of employment at The...

Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were deployed to 2 reports of houses being burgled within the Cowes area at some point overnight. Police were called at 07:39 this morning, with the burglaries reported to have happened overnight....

Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Frost, Bishop of Portsmouth, visited The Bay CE School last week (Wednesday 6th September). Reverend Frost met with pupils and staff, who welcomed him into the school community. Starting at the primary site, he had a...

Police have been continuing Operation Wightwash this week – an intensified roads policing enforcement operation targeting dangerous driving behaviours on the Isle of Wight's roads. Op Wightwash was conducted over the course of Wednesday 13th September and Thursday 14th September...

More than £9million of work to upgrade Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Wight - in an effort to better protect the local environment - is set to begin in October. It is part of a wider £17.5million...

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and 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 applications...

Scientists have discovered a new species of small plant-eating dinosaur on the Isle of Wight. The new species, Vectidromeus insularis, is the second member of the hypsilophodont family to be found on the island, suggesting that Europe had its own...

A 54-year-old woman has been charged with stalking offences in Brading. Police have been investigating a series of incidents alleged to have occurred between 25th May and 14th September this year. Following enquiries, Amanda Jane Realey, of Lower Furlongs, Brading,...

Owing to the generous funding from the Family Hub Start For Life programme, Dadzclub is set to make its mark on the Isle Of Wight, offering a platform for fathers to connect, learn, and share in the experiences of parenthood....