Local Community News

Motorists 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...

A 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...

Following 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...

Stormy 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...

UKSA’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...

The 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...

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...