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L-R: Major General Sir Martin White, Lady White and Nigel Hartley Islanders receiving support from Mountbatten, their families, staff and volunteers have enjoyed an afternoon tea with the charity’s new Patron, on what would have been Earl Mountbatten’s birthday on...

Wightlink's Chief Executive Keith Greenfield has spoken about the ferry company’s green initiatives at the inaugural Isle of Wight Environmental Conference at Cowes Yacht Haven. Yesterday's (Tuesday's) event, organised by the Isle of Wight Council, brought together 170 people to...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward to an assault that took place in the main arena at the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday. The incident took place in the bar area near to the main stage whilst...

Concerns about the amount of plastic in our seas has grown in recent months, but for a group of Ventnor fishermen it was the sight of golden balloons that sparked their interest this morning (Tuesday). A number of foil balloons...

Ministers at the Department of Education have confirmed that the Isle of Wight Studio School will close in July 2019, at the end of the 2018/19 academic year. The reason for making this decision is due to low pupil numbers...

Disabled residents on the Island are being warned to avoid websites charging high prices for filling out blue badge applications. The Isle of Wight Council trading standards team has received complaints from local residents who have been misled when renewing...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust says it is aware that a number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting are circulating in the community. In addition, several patients admitted to St Mary’s Hospital have developed diarrhoea and vomiting due to...

Thefts from tents on the opening night of this year's Isle of Wight Festival are said to have largely contributed to a spike in the number of crimes reported to Police throughout the event. Hampshire Constabulary say that although this...

With temperatures rising and a heatwave sweeping across the UK, Southern Water say they are hitting peak demand for water - but that it is unlikely that a hosepipe ban will be imposed this Summer. Water is a precious resource...

2 members of the Isle of Wight Council, Geoff Brodie (Independent Labour) and Michael Lilley (Independent Green), have submitted a call to July's Full Council meeting for the Chief Executive to reconsider his controversial £400,000 senior management restructure. Although they anticipate the...