The Royal Yacht Squadron Foundation has announced that they will be hosting their 4th Careers Fair on 29th September at the Castle, Cowes. The mission of the Foundation is to eliminate barriers for Island students and young adults who wish...

With just a couple of weeks before the start of the Isle of Wight Autumn Walking Festival, Islanders are being urged to book a walk to avoid disappointment. The popular event, which sees thousands make their way across the Solent...

A large-scale power cut has wiped out the East Wight this morning (Saturday), affecting 141 postcodes. Postcode areas PO35 and PO36 have been affected by outages experienced in Bembridge, Yaverland and some surrounding areas. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN)...

A double-decker coach has become stuck on a tight corner in a residential area of Binstead this morning (Saturday). The Public Service Vehicle (PSV) has become stuck at the end of Grange Avenue with its junction with Winston Avenue. The...

West Wight Men In Sheds have opened a separate workshop for its woodworking machinery, thanks to an anonymous donation of £4,000. The registered charity has been raising funds to expand its facilities over the last 12 months using Just Giving,...

Bembridge RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat was launched yesterday evening (Friday) to medivac a 70 year old lady from the Cruise Ship 'Anthem of the Seas'. RNLB Alfred Albert Williams (Tamar All-Weather Lifeboat 16-17) was launched for the 2nd time that evening...

A WWII bomb shell has been found dumped in a ditch in the East Wight overnight. The unexploded shell was found by a dog walker last night (Friday) just metres from the road. It is believed that the shell was...

A person stranded in the water at the Wightlink ferry terminal in Yarmouth has seen a lifeboat and 2 coastguard crews respond. The incident occurred shortly after 19:30 this evening (Friday) and has seen the RNLI Lifeboat in Yarmouth launch...

Bembridge RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat was launched this evening (Friday) to locate and assist a teenage boy who was in the water after his kayak had capsized. RNLB Alfred Albert Williams (Tamar All-Weather Lifeboat 16-17) was launched at just before 18:00...

A road traffic incident in East Cowes has seen emergency services respond this evening (Friday). Emergency services were called to Saunders Way in East Cowes at around 17:30 to reports of an incident on the bend at the bottom of...