Cowes RNLI volunteers faced their busiest day of 2025 so far last Thursday (11 September), launching their lifeboat four times between dawn and late evening.

The Isle of Wight Council has come under fire after it was revealed more than £60,000 has been spent on consultants to advise on the future of the troubled Cowes to East Cowes Floating Bridge.

It was a busy first weekend of September for Cowes RNLI, with volunteer crews called out twice in just three days.

If you’ve ever wished you could just smash something to let off steam – there’s a place on the Isle of Wight where you can do exactly that.

Ferry firm Red Funnel has launched a new book exchange initiative, just in time for National Read a Book Day and ahead of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival.

The Isle of Wight Literary Festival’s popular LitFeast strand returns this October – and it promises a feast of culinary talent.

Plans to give an Isle of Wight town centre bar a raised outside seating area have been refused. County Hall rejected Steve Tewkesbury’s...