A fine of up to £1,000 is to be enforced on anyone who uses their hosepipe during the indefinite ban that begins on the Isle of Wight today (Friday). Last week, Southern Water confirmed that on the Isle of Wight...

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 award-winning Snacks and Ladders board game Café in Newport is to move to larger premises just 3 doors down the road. Since they picked up an award ranking them in the top 12 board game cafes in the country...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club enjoyed another successful competition at the weekend with 4 wins over the 2-day Newport Regatta. The racing on Saturday saw the club’s junior-senior crew of Ethan Walters, Matt Page, Riley Horrix, Charlie Pitt and Emily Faithfull...

One of the main routes into Shanklin has been closed due to a gas leak this afternoon (Thursday). The Island's bus operator Southern Vectis has said that a section of Victoria Avenue has been shut to allow the emergency repair...

New R3 Chairman Garry Lee Quarterly corporate insolvencies have hit a 13-year high, according to the R3 trade body for restructuring and insolvency professionals on the Isle of Wight. Figures for the 2nd quarter of 2022 (April-June) in England and...

A fire that broke out at Hanover House on the site of the Royal York Hotel in Ryde last night (Wednesday) is being treated as arson. Shortly after 19:00, 4 appliances from Ryde, Sandown and Newport were mobilised to the...

Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team 2nd Cat rider, Oliver Nolan, has had a busy schedule of racing over the past few weeks, competing in 3 races over a 7-day period last week. Oli - who put in good performances at...

Island ferry operator Wightlink has announced delays of up to 2 hours on its Portsmouth - Fishbourne route today (Thursday). The delay has been caused by mechanical issues. It's not a good week for cross-Solent travel with this news coming...

The problems with Shanklin's Big Mead Pond look set to be over after the permanent, natural water supply was re-instated yesterday (Tuesday) - and a date has now been set for the fish to be re-housed.  The flow of water...