Residents of Blackwater Mill Residential Home enjoyed a real treat when Peggy the British Barn Owl paid them a visit. Peggy was born during the first lockdown and was sadly stuck to her shell which resulted in her having a...

Last week, as part of intensified police activity aimed at tackling knife crime under Operation Sceptre, Trading Standards supported efforts by conducting test purchasing at retailers on the Isle of Wight. Test purchasing involves employing young volunteers to enter a...

An Isle of Wight-based cycling coach is 1 of 23 people from across the country to have been awarded a national cycling coaching scholarship. The scheme, backed by British Cycling and Total Computers aims to develop the next generation of...

The 2022 National Community Radio awards ceremony took place in Bedford last Saturday night with Vectis Radio gaining 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze awards. The 4Ps Radio Training School picked up a Gold in The Community Show of...

Safety on the streets of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has been revealed as young people’s top concern at the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Conference Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, welcomed her Youth Commission’s recommendations on how...

Following the success of her lockdown doorstep photos project, freelance photographer Stephanie Mackrill from Gurnard has now launched a book and exhibition to collate all the photographs. The original project began in 2020 as a way to keep occupied and...

The Isle of Wight Council is encouraging people who are shopping this Black Friday to recycle all their waste packaging correctly. Black Friday was originally the annual US-only shopping date that coincided with Thanksgiving celebrations. It has now ballooned into...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (25th November 2022) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 12092 £100.00 16961 £100.00 6227 £100.00 5334 £100.00 17401 £100.00 8573 £100.00 1262 £100.00 9931 £100.00 17130 £100.00 5929 £100.00 10119

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...

The local Footprint Trust has welcomed some elements of the recent Autumn Statement, including that energy cost support is to be targeted towards poorer households. The energy bill for a typical average household will rise to £3,000 in April, from...