Cliff, aged 53, was found by a friend on Bank Holiday Monday after what is believed to have been a cardiac arrest.

Richard Quigley has visited Age UK Isle of Wight to learn more about its befriending services and the impact volunteers are having on older people across the Island.

The Isle of Wight’s 39 newly elected councillors are officially taking up their roles today at County Hall in Newport following last week’s local government elections.

The 71-mile challenge, due to take place between 6th and 17th July, will see Sami join five fellow channel swimmers in a relay around the Island coastline.

A temporary road closure has been put in place on Avenue Road in Freshwater to allow emergency works to be carried out.

Several gardens have been flooded with sewage as a result of mains burst in East Cowes this morning.

A small vehicle, believed to be a Reliant Robin, was destroyed in the blaze.

The Phoenix Project is celebrating 15 years of supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism across the Isle of Wight.