Smoke from a major New Forest heath fire is drifting across the Isle of Wight this morning — Islanders are being urged to keep windows and doors closed.

🚢 Ferry disruption this morning as a technical issue causes several Wightlink sailings between the Island and Portsmouth to be cancelled.

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There’s an art to the long lunch. It isn’t rushed, it isn’t eaten at a desk, and nobody’s checking the time. Instead, it’s about fresh local food, good conversation, another glass of wine you hadn’t planned on ordering, and the simple pleasure of watching the world go by. Europe has perfected this leisurely tradition, and some places seem made for lingering over lunch long into the afternoon. If you're looking for destinations where slowing down is positively encouraged, thes

🐶🚤 Cowes RNLI ended a busy Cowes Week with TWO callouts on Saturday — helping people from a grounded yacht before rescuing a man and his dog from a flooding vessel.

An 18-metre vessel has been brought safely into Cowes after taking on water in the Solent, sparking a major overnight response involving Coastguard, RNLI and firefighters.

After almost three years, there is finally a route forward for the reopening of Bath Road in Ventnor — with repair work expected to begin “as soon as possible”.

An under-18s fundraising night in Newport has been cut short following reports of disorder, with a significant police presence in the town centre.