It was a breezy start to this year’s Round the Island Race with 1,100 boats setting off from the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes on Saturday and heading west to the Needles. The course then continues around the Isle...

Red Squirrel Property Shop has announced the appointment of Ross Taylor as the company's new Sales Director. With over 16 years of experience in the industry and an exceptional reputation, Ross is set to drive the sales side of Red...

Meat not being reheated to temperature and extra days being added to the use by date of stock are among the reasons Blackwater Mill Residential Home received a 1-star food hygiene rating following an inspection last month. The establishment, located...

Island Line services will be replaced by buses all of this week as the railway is closed whilst staff complete refresher training in preparation for the reopening of the Ryde Pier rail line next week. During the closure, between now...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has paused its 1-to-1 counselling support for people aged 18-25 to allow it to catch up and manage the current waiting list 'safely'. The Youth Trust, the Island’s largest independent charity dedicated to supporting...

Isle of Wight Council has launched a new draft document – a ‘Statement of Community Involvement’ (SCI), which sets out the opportunities people will have to give the council their views on emerging policy in development plans and planning applications....

Platform One College of Music announced the exciting news that they are rebranding as Platform One Creative Education last week.  This is significant for Island education and will pave the way for the development of new departments that embrace the...

Police would like to speak 2 men in connection with a shoplifting incident that occurred in Ryde last month. On Saturday 17th June at approximately 12:40, 2 men entered the Tesco store on Brading Road and left with approximately 70...

Island RNLI Crews and Coastguard Rescue Officers are enduring a busy afternoon today (Saturday) dealing with a large number of incidents linked to the Round the Island Yacht Race. The most notable incident of the afternoon however saw Coastguard Rescue...

An increase in keyless car theft, also known as relay theft, is being seen across the county and the UK. During 2022/23 there were approximately 480 incidents of keyless car thefts in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, this is up...