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Red Funnel has extended its temporary hi-speed timetable as Red Jet 7 is returning to service later than expected. The newest vessel in the fleet was originally due to return to service on Wednesday (24th January), following her scheduled annual...

Ryde Well-being Clinic An exciting new well-being clinic is to be launched next month in Ryde. The new business - named Ryde Well-being Clinic - will be located at the former KYA shop at 24 Union Street. The clinic will...

Vandalism 'beyond anything we have seen before' has forced the closure of public toilets at Appley. Ryde Town Council has taken to social media to share a video showing the damage caused to the men's toilets at Appley Park. It's...

Sandown Carnival has announced that the town's annual fireworks display will now take place at Easter after the New Year's Day celebrations were cancelled due to adverse weather. Usually, the popular fireworks display lights up the skies above Sandown on...

A Sandown man who stole alcohol, clothes, pasties and even a quiche during a month-long theft spree has been handed an 18-month conditional discharge. Carl Etheridge, 48, of Royal Street in Sandown, admitted 4x theft from a shop when he...

The Esplanade between Wheelers Bay and Bonchurch will be closed to the general public for 2 months from today (Monday), the Environment Agency (EA) has announced. This news is the latest development in the wider Ventnor Coastal Protection and Slope...

Motorists face further travel disruption from today (Monday) as Island Roads close 3 more main roads - including an arterial route through the middle of Ryde. The work by Island Roads will address areas of deterioration at Briddlesford Road at...

Those looking to top up with petrol and diesel in Ryde can expect disruption throughout this week as Tesco partially closes its filling station. From today (Monday), half of the forecourt will be closed off to allow for essential works...

Rumours of an expansion of the Virgin Media service to the Isle of Wight have been put to bed, as the telecommunications giant confirms it has no plans to hop across the Solent. In recent weeks rumours have been circulating...

Horringford was a rarely used station from around the end of World War I to its closure in 1956, which in its heyday had been the centre for the distribution of Arreton Valley agricultural produce. The reason for its descent...