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Strike action may have been called off on the ferries, but Royal Mail workers are today (Wednesday) continuing their walk out in what is another dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are striking across the UK...

As a result of the ongoing and controversial works to the Ryde Interchange, Ryde Bus Station on the Esplanade will be temporarily moving from 12th September until Spring 2023. Changes will see Southern Vectis' Route 4 (Ryde-East Cowes), Route 9...

Measures installed by the Environment Agency in Yarmouth (2017) Businesses in East Cowes have been told that they will have to fend for themselves after plans for a flood barrier to protect properties were scrapped - 2 years after it...

A building was damaged and money stolen from a tip jar after an ice cream kiosk in Ryde was broken into on Sunday night. Vandals broke into the kiosk, on the Esplanade next to Eastern Gardens, and took the tip...

The mayor of Ryde, Michael Lilley has resigned from the planning committee over the controversial, major West Acre Park development. It follows the 1st anniversary of the Isle of Wight Council’s decision to approve the 473-house plan on the outskirts...

Photo: Simon Dear Thousands of scooterists from across the UK and beyond attended the annual Isle of Wight Scooter Rally in fine late summer weather over the August Bank Holiday and took part in the spectacular ride out from Ryde...

A jet ski sinking on the beach at Sandown lead to the launch of Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat yesterday (Monday). At around 15:30 lifeguards from Sandown Beach Lifeguards were alerted to casualties in the water aboard a sinking jet...

Isle of Wight sunglasses brand 'Jake Ellis' has officially launched its previously online-only sunglasses into local independent retailer, Visual Impact. The retail launch is in a move to provide the many customers who shop locally with a convenient try-before-you-buy experience,...

A young boy on holiday with his family discovered a World War II hand grenade whilst playing on the beach in St Lawrence last week. 11-year-old Elliot Finegan, from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, was playing in Mount Bay on Tuesday when...

A number of sailings have been cancelled on Red Funnel's East Cowes-Southampton service for this coming weekend as a result of urgent maintenance work that needs to be carried out at the East Cowes terminal. The repair work relates to...