A 63-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of 2 counts of assault and using violence to gain entry after an incident at a residential address in Ryde this afternoon (Tuesday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were...

Plans have been submitted yet again to build 5 townhouses on the site of the former Zanies nightclub in Sandown, more than 20 years after plans to build housing on the site were first approved. Applicants John Moorman and Paul...

Police have confirmed that they are investigating the theft of a white moped from a driveway in Sandown overnight. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, have said that it was taken from a driveway on Station Avenue. The...

An absence of a critical crew member has resulted in the cancellation of some sailings on the FastCat service this evening (Tuesday). As a result of the issue, the 21:45 and 22:45 from Portsmouth and the 22:15 and 23:10 from...

Popular writer Hunter Davies was among supporters who breathed a sigh of relief this week at the news that the Museum of Ryde  – on the verge of closure – has been reprieved. The museum has been saved, at least...

A multi-million pound historic Solent fort remains for sale, after nearly 4 years on the market.  The fort was most recently run as a hotel, but high running costs and other issues meant owners Clarenco LLP attempted to find an...

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop following an alleged incident of shoplifting took place in Newport yesterday (Sunday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary received a report from B&Q...

An urban search is underway in Newport this afternoon (Monday) to locate a high-risk missing male. WightSAR – the Island’s voluntary search and rescue organisation – has deployed a full team at the request of Hampshire & Isle of Wight...

The Isle of Wight Scooter Rally is back for 2023 with thousands of vintage scooters and their owners set to descend upon the Island this August Bank Holiday Weekend (25th/26th/27th August). 1 of the biggest events on the scootering calendar,...

Flying doctors from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance have been called to a medical emergency in Bembridge this morning (Monday). Scrambled from their base at Thruxton just after 10:00, the helicopter touched down at Steyne Park at...