A once-derelict 156-year-old listed building in Sandown is set to serve hundreds of young people every week.

The second Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree takes place on Thursday 9 February from 6pm to 9pm at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes.

A Cowes pharmacy has become the first in the UK to offer two prescription collection points, after the town’s mayor officially opened the new facility this morning.

Isle of Wight Council member Caroline Gladwin is no longer a Reform UK councillor, the party confirmed this afternoon.

Another yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with up to 30 millimetres of rainfall possible on Wednesday evening.

The Chair of the Isle of Wight Council has stepped away from County Hall’s ruling Alliance group, choosing instead to sit as a non-aligned independent councillor.

If approved, the proposed precept would rise from £100.27 to £144.88 a year for Band D households — an increase of 44.78 per cent.

Ventnor 2XV travelled to Fawley for a rearranged fixture, already heavily affected by challenging weather conditions.