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.

🧩 Around 2,500 jigsaw puzzles will be on sale as East Cowes' much-loved Jigsaw Festival returns for its biggest event yet.

The Princess Royal has officially opened the transformed Albany Green public space in East Cowes, celebrating a major regeneration project overlooking the Solent.

UKSA has officially opened its new maritime education centre at Victoria Barracks in East Cowes, with HRH The Princess Royal attending the landmark ceremony.

Princess Anne received a warm welcome in East Cowes as she officially opened the new Albany Green public space and UKSA's Victoria Barracks education centre.

Workers at the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes have voted to strike over a dispute about redundancy terms following the planned closure of the site.

Revised plans for toilet and shower facilities at Victoria Barracks in East Cowes are still facing opposition.

The Cowes Floating Bridge will run extended hours throughout Cowes Week, with late-night crossings and special arrangements for the fireworks display.

Three days of live music, fairground rides, family entertainment and free fun are coming to East Cowes as the town's annual festival returns next month.

A 41‑year‑old man has been sentenced following his arrest by a police dog unit that tracked him through a cemetery, finding him hiding in undergrowth in East Cowes.

An East Cowes care home has been told it must improve after a CQC inspection identified concerns over governance and the consistency of care provided to some residents.

An Isle of Wight councillor has accused RNLI bosses of being "disrespectful and hurtful" towards East Cowes workers as staff are balloted for strike action following plans to close the town's boatbuilding facility.

⛵ A controversial plan to build a 145-berth marina in East Cowes will be decided next week, with concerns raised over navigation safety, parking and the impact on protected Solent habitats.

Two men have been arrested after an alleged attempted break-in in East Cowes, with reports that one suspect was carrying a knife.

⚠️ Drivers are facing disruption in Newport, East Cowes and Apse Heath after three emergency road closures were introduced for essential works across the Isle of Wight.

Children deemed to be in crisis could be provided with a new home in an Isle of Wight coastal town.

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic incident involving two cyclists on the main route in and out of East Cowes this morning.

Several gardens have been flooded with sewage as a result of mains burst in East Cowes this morning.

Four Candidates Battle For East Cowes Seat In Upcoming Council Elections.

A man in his 30s has been charged with drink driving after a van crashed into a house in East Cowes.