Shanklin & Sandown golf club members enjoyed competing in the McClelland trophy event at the club last week. The McClelland Trophies were donated in 2018 by Margaret McClelland, Shanklin and Sandown’s longest-serving playing member. The fun 9-hole greensome stableford competition...

Optivo and Southern Housing Group have announced that they have officially merged to form Southern Housing. Legal completion was achieved this morning following formal registration with the Financial Conduct Authority. Plans to merge the 2 not-for-profit housing associations were first...

A 13-year-old boy from Ryde is to appear before the courts later today (Wednesday) charged with over 20 offences including drug possession, theft, assault and burglary crimes. It is alleged that on dates between 28th June and 10th November, the...

Isle of Wight Round Table has announced that a total of £4,517.35 has been raised during their Santa Sleigh tour this December. Father Christmas visited towns all across the Island this month, spreading festive joy to families who lined the...

Island Line services the rest of today (Tuesday) have been cancelled as a result of signalling issues. As a result, no services will run between Shanklin and Ryde until tomorrow at the earliest. The disruption will cause problems for those...

Multi-award-winning marine engineering company, Datum Electronics has recently announced that they have officially been awarded type approval for their best-in-class EEXI solution. The certification directly supports the marine decarbonisation initiatives, as outlined in the MARPOL Annex VI (MEPC .335(76) and...

On Friday evening the streets of Ryde were filled with colour and entertainment as New Carnival’s seasonal event took place. New Carnival, in association with Ryde Town Council, brought Merry and Bright back for its third year, and this year...

The vote is now open for the public to decide Red Funnel’s 2023 charity of the year. Following an application process, 3 charities have been shortlisted by team members across Red Funnel for this years’ competition; RSPCA (Isle of Wight...

Lidl is recalling its Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch Trout and Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was issued on Friday evening as a precautionary measure with Islanders warned by the Food...

More than 100 children from Binstead Primary School travelled to Portsmouth to enjoy a performance of Sleeping Beauty at the New Theatre Royal, supported by Wightlink  The ferry company helped the school with travel costs and liaised with the theatre...