An increase in unsavoury and antisocial behaviour in Newport has led to the Police issuing a 48-hour dispersal order to the town centre. Yesterday evening at around 23:00 Sergeant Radford of the Isle of Wight Police issued the warning citing...

Women on the Isle of Wight are being reminded of the importance of booking their cervical screening appointments after figures showed nearly a third of those eligible are not coming forward for their appointments.  Those between the ages of 25...

Fundraisers for Beaulieu House enjoyed their most successful Isle of Wight Festival ever after they raised £7,099.06 for the Newport residential and overnight respite centre for disabled children. The team of 12-strong volunteers from Beaulieu Respite covered all 4 days...

Emergency services have been called to Ventnor this morning (Saturday) to attend a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle. The crash on Newport Road has led to the closure of the road from the Central store to just outside the...

An industry expert has slammed the idea of reinstating the Island Line connections to Newport and Ventnor as 'a hopeless fantasy' as it is revealed that the plans have been scrapped by the Department for Transport. The aim of the...

Carers from across the Island enjoyed a number of events to mark their efforts on National Carers Week. Running from 6th June - 12th June, the Isle of Wight Council, with its partner Carers IW, set out to showcase the...

Tomorrow (Saturday) the Island's bus company, Southern Vectis, is offering free travel on all its bus routes for current and veteran military personnel to mark Armed Forces Day.  Southern Vectis managing director Andrew Wickham said: “People here are rightfully proud...

Platform One music college enjoyed another successful year at the Isle of Wight Festival as their students played across multiple stages during the 4-day event.  Described as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Island's education system the centre keeps...

Prisoners at HMP Isle of Wight, who said they suffered physical and psychological harm after a major fire broke out 7 years ago, have received a pay-out after taking legal action against the Ministry of Justice. The matter was due...

It wasn't too long ago in the grand scheme of things when a litre of petrol cost around the £1 mark, but now in June 2022 most petrol stations are knocking on the door of double that. Back in May...