Model Railway Exhibition at Havenstreet Steam Railway on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2008. The event is Free as well as admission to IW Steam Railway…

The NHS on the Isle of Wight has issued a renewed plea for help in the battle against potentially lethal bugs. Revised guidance “Clean Hands Saves Lives” issued by the National Patient Safety Agency, this week highlights the need for all health staff to clean their hands at point of care…

Swim to Bestival is back to make a splash for charity cash. Hularama are hoping to cross the Solent to the Isle of Wight once more, to raise money and awareness for their chosen charities. Watch the video online from last year’s swim…

A rare wildflower is boosting the chances of Isle of Wight farmer, Michael Poland, in winning a national award for wildlife-friendly farming. In May, Michael of Wroxall Manor Farm, was selected as a finalist for the work he has done helping birds and other wildlife on his farm…

Former international business executive Charles Rogers has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director for the IW NHS. As a member of the IW NHS PCT, he will play a key role in the crucial work of the local NHS to reduce health inequalities, improve health and both commission and provide high class services for Islanders and Island visitors…

For a brief spell members of the sailing fraternity will race out to the Brambles and play cricket, before the tide rushes back in 1 hr later.
As soon as the sandbank appears the stumps are put up and the match gets under way. Many of the competitors dress all in cricket whites and ‘The Bramble [...]

The countdown to the next Olympic Games was celebrated on the Isle of Wight as a yacht flying a spinnaker bearing the London 2012 logo sailed past the Needles by aspiring young IW Olympians. View Photos…

Operation Sheridian which forms part of the police approach to reducing and preventing crime during the busy summer season on the Isle of Wight, took place last week in Ryde.

Officers operating in tandem within the town…