Local Community News

Police are probing an end of year altercation which resulted in an 18-year-old man suffering a broken nose and teeth. An appeal has been launched for information after the young man was assaulted in Ryde Bus Station at around 22:30...

Police are today (Wednesday) continuing their investigation into a sick and twisted Facebook profile set up earlier this week to mock the tragic death of 14-year-old Kiri-Jade Hodgkinson, who died in a serious RTC on The Downs last Thursday. Officers...

The Isle of Wight Council is working with a new organisation to provide sensory impairment services on the Island. Following an extensive consultation to gain the views of users, a new, single sensory service has been commissioned so that people...

Officers in the West Wight are continuing to investigate a series of break-ins at a children's center and nearby primary school. Police are appealing for witnesses after All Saints Primary School in Freshwater was broken into during the New Year...

Police are this week appealing for information after a man with learning difficulties was attacked in Binstead in the early hours of New Year's Day, just an hour and a half after welcoming in the new year. The 42-year-old man...

Wightlink has extended its services between Yarmouth and Lymington to offer 24 extra later evening return sailings during summer 2014. This follows feedback from Islanders and mainland customers. The cross-Solent company say they will monitor the popularity of the extra...

Southern Vectis have put in place a number of bus route diversions following the closure of Collingwood Road, Falcon Cross Road and Landguard Manor Road in Shanklin due to a partial collapse of the carriageway, as reported by Island Echo...

Residents and businesses in East Cowes are without power again this morning (Saturday) following the re-occurrence of an underground cable fault. Around 120 properties are currently without electricity supplies in the Castle Street, York Avenue and Well Road areas of the...

Visit Isle of Wight Ltd (VIOW) has announced a number of significant improvements, updates and enhancements to its award-winning website. During the summer months, the site welcomed over 300,000 unique visitors from across the globe, a huge increase compared with...

The Isle of Wight Council has published the key findings from its budget engagement survey held between mid-October and mid-November. The survey took place alongside seven budget engagement ‘roadshows’ staged at venues across the Island. As a further stage of consultation,...