🏅 There are still plenty of chances to get involved in this year's Wight Games Festival, from traditional sports at Quarr Abbey to trying gig rowing at Island Harbour.

🏠 Plans for 44 new homes in Freshwater have come under fire from Island Roads, with concerns raised over parking, drainage and access.

A new Chairman has been appointed at the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust, with a tribute paid to outgoing Chair Helen Butler MBE after 21 years at the helm.

Cancer patients travelling to the mainland for treatment say the experience can be “exhausting” and leave them feeling they have “more than they could cope with”, according to new Healthwatch Isle of Wight feedback.

Police are appealing for information to find 44-year-old Josephine Graney, who is wanted in connection with an assault investigation in Sandown.

Plans to turn a room used by Better Days Cafe in Ventnor into a flat are heading to appeal — despite the cafe itself now announcing it will close next year.

East Cowes Carnival is just around the corner — and a £2,500 Red Funnel sponsorship is helping bring the colourful community celebration back for a second year.

A Ryde woman has been charged after several people were reportedly assaulted during a fight on Saturday night.