CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
Cllr Chris Whitehouse (Conservative, Newport West) has launched National Obesity Awareness Week and its campaign to turn obesity in the UK around. Cllr Whitehouse is Director of the campaign and attended a launch of the event on Monday (13th January)...
Read moreDetailsThe annual charity fundraiser, Race for Life, has been scrapped for 2014 due to the event no longer being cost effective. Cancer Research UK, who organise the event, have said they have reduced a number of smaller events across the...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Foodbank is on the move from its existing premises in Cowes. The big move will take place next Monday (20th January) with the foodbank operating from its new premises at the former Love Lane Primary School...
Read moreDetailsQuay Arts has seen a 6% increase in visitor numbers in 2013 with over 96,000 visits to the Newport center. In the last twelve months there has been changes to the structure of the team at Quay Arts, with a...
Read moreDetailsMotorists across the Island are being warned about the possibility of icy conditions this evening (Monday) and into tomorrow morning. The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for ice for the region between 17:00 today and 10:00 Tuesday...
Read moreDetailsA deceased dolphin was found washed up on Sandown Beach this morning (Saturday). Coastguard teams were alerted to the discovery near to the Sun Dial Café at around 09:00 prompting the area to be cordoned off. The common dolphin, believed...
Read moreDetailsFollowing discussions with patients and staff, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is merging its separate groups into one single cohesive network group for Island lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients and staff with the next meeting due to...
Read moreDetailsStormy weather has had an impact on the whole of the UK in recent months but Southampton-based charity, the Maritime Archaeology Trust, is concerned that the damage to our local heritage could be irreparable. The Trust says that although many...
Read moreDetailsUKSA’s ground-breaking Superyacht Cadetship Programme has gained UCAS accreditation for its Foundation Degree in Operational Yacht Science. Run in conjunction with The University of Plymouth and Falmouth Marine School, the new UCAS accreditation is a unique development within an already...
Read moreDetailsThe Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for ice for tomorrow (Friday). Surface temperatures will fall to around or just below freezing later tonight and into Friday morning. With a lot of standing water present in many areas...
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