A new Isle of Wight Dark Skies Festival, run and hosted by The New Carnival Company, is to be held at the Isle of Wight Pearl on Military Road this February half-term. The Isle of Wight has incredible, unique, dark...

A new round of grant funding to support community-based schemes and activities that help to promote mental well-being and prevent mental ill health has been launched. A further £50,000 will be made available through the Isle of Wight Council's Mental...

G4 singer and former X Factor star Mike Christie is to perform a concert at Mountbatten next month. Mike, of Cowes, was part of G4 when the group, known for their operatic take on pop songs, finished runners-up in the...

David Lemonius and Denis Pocock from the Isle of Wight Classic Tractors visited the Friends of St Mary’s Shop earlier this month to present them with an £850 cheque. The charity was joint beneficiary alongside the Hampshire and Isle of...

Crimes against women and girls have increased by nearly a quarter across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight when comparing 2020 to 2021, according to recent analysis by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.  These offences – which include rape,...

A popular pub on the outskirts of Carisbrooke is to close for 2 weeks, with its owners saying 'big things are coming'. The Blacksmiths, situated on Calbourne Road, is 1 of the Island's most popular pubs and even won Best...

Island Roads are currently out gritting the roads across the Island this afternoon (Monday). A secondary topping-up will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 04:00. Gritters have been out and about on the Island since 16th January with approximately 324 tonnes...

A new emergency phone has been fitted at Ryde Inshore Rescue Station thanks to the generosity of a mystery donor. The previous emergency phone was damaged beyond repair by vandals at the start of the year. Located on Appley Lane,...

Young Islanders aged 14 to 25 are being invited to take advantage of a host of free opportunities within the creative industry that are to be held every single week this year (2023). Brave Island is a new type of...

A chilly -7.1c was recorded overnight as freezing weather gripped the Isle of Wight. The ridiculously cold reading was captured over in Blackwater with thermometers in Newbridge reading a measly -7c, according to local weather forecaster IW Met Service. Numerous...