Latest News

The Isle of Wight Distillery has announced the launch of a new spirit in the Mermaid range, Spiced Rum, marrying Caribbean rums from Trinidad and the Dominican Republic with local fruits and spices from the Isle of Wight. Mermaid Spiced...

CLA South East is urging dog owners to understand their responsibilities and the law to help prevent livestock being badly injured and killed during the lambing season. Lambing season is a busy time of year for farmers, and livestock worrying...

3 new Special Constables that will serve the Isle of Wight have been sworn into office, bolstering the local Special Constabulary team to 10. Earlier this week an attestation ceremony was held with Magistrate Mrs Christine Conroy OBE JP confirming...

Red Funnel has issued a reminder to customers that its vehicle ferries will operate from an alternative berth on specific dates in March. This temporary change in operation is necessary to enable essential maintenance of the operator’s shore infrastructure. The...

Recent polling suggests that over 60% of Isle of Wight residents worry about affording basic necessities such as food and energy. It is estimated that 29% of Islanders ‘strongly agree’ that they worry about affording basic necessities, whereas 32% ‘mildly...

New school term dates for 2024/25 are set to be approved by the Isle of Wight Council next week, allowing Island families to start planning their holidays. It is proposed that children will head back to school for the start...

The Island’s most prestigious business event is set to get even bigger this year, with the announcement that comedienne and TV star Shappi Khorsandi is to host the IW Chamber Business Awards. Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian, author and speaker...

Town Councillors in Sandown have celebrated the development of a longer-term beach safety strategy for The Bay area. Working alongside Todd Miller, national trainer and manager of the local service, several improvements have been made in recent years including the...

25 parish, town and community council representatives met officers from the Isle of Wight Council last month to find out more about the Council’s plans to address the Island’s current shortage of affordable accommodation, especially rented housing. The meeting was...

The hugely popular Independent Living Centre, run by local charity People Matter IW, is to close at the end of March due to a lack of funding, with the loss of 3 jobs. The Centre, which is based on the...