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BREAKING: A 59-year-old from Brighstone has been arrested following a public order incident in Freshwater earlier this afternoon (Friday).

A total of 27 young people have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in completing Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Awards through Network Ryde Youth Service.

GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are expanding the ways people can get the right care, from the right professional, at the right time.

Fresh plans for a hay barn at an Isle of Wight farm with rare breed animals have been lodged after a previous bid was rejected over visual impact concerns.

A ‘vital’ new children’s home could replace a four-bedroom house on the outskirts of the Isle of Wight’s county town, responding to an ‘urgent local need’.

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (5th December 2025) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 9614 £100.00 11258 £100.00 17768 £100.00 16533 £100.00 18177 £100.00 14894 £100.00 11799 £100.00 18385 £100.00 11474 £100.00 14849 £100.00 251

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson has spoken in Parliament to highlight the importance of local media in protecting and promoting democracy in the UK.

More than 500 pupils were evacuated Sandham Middle School after a wartime shell was uncovered during building works on 5th December 2000.

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.

A woman previously banned for drink driving has now been sentenced for drug driving on the Isle of Wight, after she was stopped by police in Ryde.