Police have arrested a 29-year-old Newport man on suspicion of sexual assault following a reported incident involving a woman in her 60s. Investigations are ongoing.

🎨 The creative talents of Ryde School students will be on display next week as a free public exhibition showcases GCSE and A-level Art & Design and Design Technology work.

Emergency services, including Cowes RNLI and HM Coastguard, responded to an incident off Osborne Bay after a woman suffered a medical emergency aboard a vessel.

🦈 Scientists are set to begin the first-ever study of thresher sharks in UK waters, with research off the Isle of Wight backed by Festival organiser John Giddings.

We're offering one lucky Hidden member the chance to win a brilliant VIP experience for yourself and three guests at this staple Island summer event on Saturday 11th July! Back for 2026, the iconic Round the Island Race is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight – an island off the south coast of England. Organised by the Island Sailing Club, the race annually attracts more than 1,200 boats and around 10,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world

⚠️ Swimmers are being urged to stay out of the water at Totland Bay and Colwell Bay after a pollution incident prompted a bathing water alert from the Environment Agency.

🎸 A new exhibition celebrating Jimi Hendrix's legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival performance has opened at Dimbola Museum & Galleries in Freshwater.

The Care Quality Commission has rated Isle of Wight Council's adult social care services as "requires improvement".