A spectacular new project aiming to harness the power of the sea — and make it accessible to islanders and visitors all year round — could soon take a big step forward.

Leslies Motors has announced it will close its Hyundai dealership in Sandown at the end of November 2025, marking the end of an era for the long-standing site.

Listing the Boating Lake as an ACV would mean that if the privately owned site is ever put up for sale, the community would have the opportunity to bid for it.

Work is now underway on a brand-new Football Foundation PlayZone in Sandown.

Police have launched an arson investigation following a fire at a derelict hotel in Sandown.

Sandown’s iconic boating lake could be safeguarded for the future, as town councillors consider moves to give it special protected status.

The popular MCC Promotions 10K Run Series is heading back to the Island this weekend with the annual Sandown & Shanklin 10K.

A new residential home providing vital accommodation for children is set to open in Sandown.

Site plans for an expansion of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision at an Isle of Wight secondary school have been approved.

A new children’s residential home has been given the green light in Sandown, providing what has been described as “vital accommodation” for young people on the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight’s Beach Lifeguard Services have finished another busy summer, with the season officially coming to an end on Sunday 31 August.

An Isle of Wight man has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of multiple offences of non-recent child sexual abuse.

Family staycations are a quintessential part of British culture, whether it’s escaping to the beaches of Skegness or Cornwall, heading to...

On Friday (June 13) Blue House Council students from The Bay CE School had the honour of visiting Sandown and Shanklin Independent...