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Children across the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to head to their local library this Summer as the popular Summer Reading Challenge returns.

A family behind the very first Cowes Week in 1826 is still protecting the prestigious event some 200 years after it began.

Joe Robertson MP has accused officials of attempting to restrict what can be discussed at forthcoming cross-Solent ferry meetings.

Record-breaking rainfall, giant hailstones and lightning strikes brought chaos to the Isle of Wight on 22nd July 1951.

A prisoner accused of being involved in a mutiny at HMP Isle of Wight - which saw a tactical teams called in to defuse the situation - has seen his case sent to Crown Court.

Owner Olivier Ghesquiere has announced the closure after years of constant criticsim from some other vets on the Island for working below standards.

The controversial closure of an Isle of Wight road has raised ‘serious concerns’ over the decision-making, monitoring and communications around closing highways, councillors have agreed.

Traffic changes have been confirmed for this year's Cowes Week as the popular firework finale returns for the first time since 2019, with motorists being urged to plan ahead.

A multi-million-pound McDonald’s scheme in Cowes is up for a decision next week - but Isle of Wight planners aren’t ‘Lovin’ it’.

Whilst the kitchen is set to close, the popular pub will remain open with drinks and live music at its heart.