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• Highest Number Of Police Officers For Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Constabulary In A Decade

  Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has announced 90 more police officers for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

• Emergency Services Called To Newport Petrol Station After Car Crashes Into Kiosk

  Emergency services have been called to Newport after a car reportedly collided with a kiosk this morning (Friday).

• "There's Likely To Be In Excess Of 200 Redundancies": Island Trade Unionists On School Plans

  Leading trade unionists quizzed the Isle of Wight’s education cabinet member on Wednesday evening over five contentious school closure proposals and potential job losses.

• High Sheriff Presents Inaugural Maritime Volunteers Award To Cowes RNLI Station

  The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, Graham Bliss, has attended Cowes RNLI Station to present its Lifeboat Operations Manager, Mark Southwell, with the first ever Maritime Volunteers Award.

• Education Cabinet Member Faces Renewed Round Of Questions From Concerned Residents

  The councillor at the forefront of controversial school closure plans faced a renewed round of questions from concerned Isle of Wight parents and campaigners on Wednesday evening.

• Man Jailed After burglaries Armed With Baseball Bat And Firearm

  A man has been jailed after burgling two properties armed with a baseball bat and a firearm in Winchester and Ryde.

• Retailers Say Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Constabulary Is Best At Responding To Retail Crime

  A new report on retail crime released today (Thursday) by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveals that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary provides the most effective police response to retail crime.

• Full Council Opposes School Closure Plans In Blow To Cabinet

  County Hall’s full council opposed controversial plans to close five primary schools, in a blow to the Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet yesterday evening.

• Eight Electric Vehicle Charging Bays Could Be Installed In Isle Of Wight Town Centre

  An Isle of Wight town centre could get eight new electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.

• New Drop-In Sessions Announced For Isle Of Wight Dementia Strategy Review

  In a bid to gather more community feedback, extra drop-in sessions have been scheduled as part of the Isle of Wight Dementia Strategy review.

• Plans To Enhance Luxury Freshwater Seafront Hotel Approved

  Further works to ‘enhance’ a luxury, seafront Isle of Wight hotel have been approved.

• Thousands Of Pounds Of Investment Needed If Housing Development Goes

  Thousands of pounds of health care investment will be needed if a proposed Isle of Wight housing development goes ahead, an NHS board has said.

• Isle Of Wight College Firearm Report Sees 17 Year-Old Arrested In Cowes

  A teenager was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) following reports that he had taken firearm with him to the Isle of Wight College.

• Major Island Policy Forum To Consider Plans Aiming To Make Suicide Prevention 'Everybody's Business'

  A major Isle of Wight policy forum will tomorrow (Thursday) consider plans aiming to make suicide prevention ‘everybody’s business’.

• Latest Scam Warnings Issued For Isle Of Wight

  A flurry of scam warnings have been issued for the Isle of Wight this week.

• First Acts Announced For Cowes Fringe 2025

  The first wave of acts has been announced for this year's Cowes Fringe event.

• Six Island Charities Supported By WightAID In Final Giving Round Of 2024

  A grant from WightAID will make life better and safer for the visually impaired on the Island.

• Two New Sites For Isle Of Wight's Gift To Nature

  Isle of Wight based countryside management project Gift to Nature has announced two new sites.

• Councillors Lodge Motions Ahead Of Landmark School Closures Debate

  Two prominent Isle of Wight councillors have lodged motions to be voted on at a landmark County Hall debate this evening (Wednesday), focussing on proposals to close five primary schools.

• Ryde Town Centre Victorian Warehouse Could Get Three New Flats

  Part of a Victorian warehouse in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s largest town could be transformed into three studio flats.