Latest News

Pregnant women across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are eligible for a new vaccination to help protect against an illness which can affect the lungs of their unborn baby.  A new national respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine programme started...

Work to East Cowes' Clarence Road Evangelical Church has finally been completed. The premises is the worshipping home of a 'smallish' group of Christians who meet in a former Methodist Church hall (the main building was bombed in World War...

Residents of the rural village of Whitwell are voicing their concerns after it was discovered that Openreach are planning to install a 10-metre telegraph pole right outside the parish church. Company bosses have erected a notice board on the lane...

A top health boss has said more complex dentistry cases have led to delays in reviewing patients who suffer from long-standing dental needs. James Roach, director of primary care at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, which...

Isle of Wight Councillors Ed Blake, Chris Quirk, and Michael Beston have expressed serious concerns regarding the forthcoming re-closure of Leeson Road in Ventnor, with calls to alter plans to keep the vital A-road open. Leeson Road, which was reopened...

Further information on proposals to close 6 Isle of Wight primary schools, reduce the size of 2 others and introduce new SEN provisions, including key dates to remember, has been released by the local authority. Arreton, Brading, Cowes, Godshill, Oakfield...

50 years ago an inquest heard that warning signs and ropes at Alum Bay had been ignored leading to the death of 9-year-old Sandra Grant of Rainham. The Isle of Wight Mercury reported on 4th September 1974 that many adults...

A new museum devoted to the musical history of the Isle of Wight has opened in Newport. The first floor exhibition opened to guests at a gala evening on Friday, at Triple A Records in St James Street. Pretty Things...

Wessex Cancer Support has some last-minute spaces available on their 160ft Bungee Jump on 15th September. Registration is £20 and - due to the short timeframe - the minimum sponsorship has been lowered to £100. This is an amazing opportunity...

The Government has confirmed it will not reverse its decision to scrap winter fuel payments, a move that will affect around 10 million UK pensioners who do not receive pension credit. From mid-September, these individuals will lose payments of up...