The towns of Brading and Sandown are the worst areas on the Isle of Wight for COVID-19 infections, with 109 cases recorded in the 7 days up until New...
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A large scale power cut is effecting hundreds of properties in the Newport area tonight (Tuesday). 68 postcodes in the Parkhurst, Albany, Camp Hill and Dodnor...
Businesses across the Isle of Wight in the retail, hospitality and leisure industries are to receive a one-off grant of between £4,000 and £9,000, it has been...
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending an outbuilding fire at a property between Newport and Carisbrooke this morning (Tuesday). 2 appliances...
2 people have been taken to hospital for treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation following a flat fire in Newport during the early hours of this morning...
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service responded to a chimney fire in Whitwell earlier this evening (Monday). A single appliance from Shanklin Fire Station...
A car has overturned and come to rest on its roof in a hedge off Quarr Hill near Fishbourne this evening (Monday). Emergency services including police, fire...
The Isle of Wight and the rest of the country is once again under a full national lockdown from tonight (Monday), it has been announced by the Prime Minister...
Schools across the Isle of Wight will remain closed until at least February half term, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tonight (Monday). The...
Police on the Isle of Wight have issued an urgent appeal to locate a stolen Ford Focus with the registration A4 UGY. The car is described as being green/blue...
They have been trundling along the tracks between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin for over 30 years, but the much-adored Class 483 former London Underground trains...
A primary school on the Isle of Wight has announced that it will be closed for children in Years R, 1, 2, 3 and 4 from tomorrow (Monday) in the interests of...
The Isle of Wight has recorded a staggering 459 daily cases of COVID-19, according to the latest Government figures. The coronavirus dashboard says that a...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that parents should be sending their primary aged children to school as normal on Monday, insisting that...
Gritters are to be deployed across the Isle of Wight tonight (Saturday) as low temperatures continue to dominate the weather forecast. The Island’s road...
3 babies were welcomed into the world at St Mary’s Hospital on New Year’s Day 2021, it has been announced. First to arrive at 02:57 was a baby girl, Autumn...