Update: The woman reported missing on the Isle of Wight earlier today has been found safe and well…

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the River Medina. The man has been formally identified this afternoon (Monday, August 4th) as 45-year-old Nicholas Murray, of Arctic Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight…

Isle of Wight Police have now charged five people with ABH after an assault on a bus driver earlier this month in Shanklin.
 
The five people as charged are: 37-year-old Henry Green, of North Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
and four Isle of Wight teenagers: two 15yr-old girls, one 15yr-old boy, one 14yr-old boy, who are not [...]

Budding young wordsmiths on the Isle of Wight are being sought, to take part in ‘Young Writers Week’ on 18th - 22nd August…

The Isle of Wight Council intend to close the Forest Road Civic Amenity Site to the public this Saturday 5th July to repaint road markings.  This work can only be carried out in dry weather and when there are no vehicular movements in and out of the site.
If it is raining, the site will remain [...]

News just in: update on: ‘The Children’s Guide to the Isle of Wight’
Ellen MacArthur will be joining the editorial team of youngsters to cut the celebratory cake at 12.30pm and Queen Victoria (aka Grace Davison) will also be present to mark the occasion!
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Isle of Wight County Press Editor Alan Marriott, set sail on the high seas (well at least the Solent) in his first sailing voyage Round the Island…

The annual JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race got underway at 6am. 
News Update: FIRST BOAT HOME!  Team Origin provisional finish time 09.33.50.  ICAP Leopard’s finishing time is 09.53.05 and she is carrying on to try to break the WSSRC time for the complete circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight.