Free water bottle refill stations are coming to Lake, Sandown and Shanklin, helping cut plastic waste and keep residents and visitors hydrated from summer 2026.

Shanklin Voluntary Youth & Community Centre has been recognised as one of the UK's best green spaces after receiving a prestigious Green Flag Award.

A dramatic late-night Coastguard rescue has ended safely after a teenager became stranded high on a cliff near Shanklin.

A section of North Road in Shanklin has been closed after a sinkhole opened up in the carriageway overnight.

A 74-year-old man says he was choked and thrown to the ground after challenging a dog owner at Hope Beach, with police now appealing for witnesses.

The Codfather is returning to serve customers this summer with a new pop-up in Shanklin following the devastating fire at its Ryde premises.

A Shanklin Army veteran has completed his annual Blindfolded Bimble, raising money and awareness for Blind Veterans UK.

🎭 Historic pleasure piers at Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor are set to be explored in a new heritage project after funding of £9,900 was awarded to Tide Nor Time Players CIC.

A car crashed into a bus stop on Sandown Road between Sandown and Shanklin on Sunday morning, causing significant damage and forcing the road to close.

A caravan being towed through Shanklin has collided with a parked car on Green Lane, with the towing vehicle reportedly leaving the scene.

Firefighters were called to three separate incidents across the Isle of Wight over the weekend, including a flat fire in Shanklin, a power outage in Newport and a blaze at a block of flats in Ventnor.

Repair works on Shanklin’s Osborne Steps are due to begin next week, with the popular coastal route expected to reopen by the end of June.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that the death is being treated as 'unexpected.'

Firefighters were called to a convenience store in Shanklin on Monday morning after smoke was seen billowing from the premises.

Plans to turn the first floor of Shanklin Conservative Club into a ‘much sought-after’ NHS dental practice have been given the green light.

A major extension scheme for an Isle of Wight clifftop hotel, including a yoga pavilion, restaurant and enhanced outdoor seating area, has been refused.

A home care provider based in Shanklin has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission following its first ever inspection.

Drivers in Shanklin are being warned of disruption after two temporary emergency road closures were introduced by Island Roads.

County Hall has given conditional approval for plans to convert the Esplanade Hotel on Shanklin seafront into six two-bedroom flats.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a BMW collided with a parked car in Shanklin early this morning.