5, June 2026·5 min readResidents oppose ‘new’ combined sewage overflow pipe at Bembridge beach (updated)Bembridge residents oppose Southern Water's plans to install a new combined sewage overflow pipe at Silver Sands beach
5, June 2026·1 min readIsle of Wight businesses urged to complete Wight BID consultation survey before deadlineIsland businesses have until 15th June to complete the Wight BID consultation survey
Isle of Wight NEU warns falling teacher numbers are putting pupils at riskFalling pupil numbers should prompt investment not cuts, says Isle of Wight NEU
Student showcase brings Island creativity to Quay ArtsOver 100 Isle of Wight College students exhibit creative work at Quay Arts
Red Funnel submits plans to repair failing quay wall near ferry terminalRed Funnel has submitted plans to repair a failing Southampton terminal quay wall
Applications open for second round of £15m Heritage at Risk Capital FundUp to £15 million is available for at-risk heritage sites across England
East Wight MP urges Government to ‘make amends’ for tourism and hospitality tax burdenEast Wight MP Joe Robertson has called on ministers to support tourism
Hampshire and Solent Combined County Authority formally established with £1.3bn investment fundA new regional authority for Hampshire and the Solent has been formally established
Residents oppose ‘new’ combined sewage overflow pipe at Bembridge beach (updated)Bembridge residents oppose Southern Water's plans to install a new combined sewage overflow pipe at Silver Sands beach
Isle of Wight businesses urged to complete Wight BID consultation survey before deadlineIsland businesses have until 15th June to complete the Wight BID consultation survey
Win a pair of sold-out Isle of Wight Festival tickets through WightAID’s silent auctionWightAID is auctioning a pair of tickets to the sold-out Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight NEU warns falling teacher numbers are putting pupils at riskFalling pupil numbers should prompt investment not cuts, says Isle of Wight NEU
Student showcase brings Island creativity to Quay ArtsOver 100 Isle of Wight College students exhibit creative work at Quay Arts
Red Funnel submits plans to repair failing quay wall near ferry terminalRed Funnel has submitted plans to repair a failing Southampton terminal quay wall
Letter: Isle of Wight election results expose deep flaws in first-past-the-post voting systemThis reader says the Isle of Wight election results highlight how first-past-the-post distorts democratic representation
Letter: Isle of Wight Reform councillors urged to honour rural school pledge after election gainsA Brading resident urges Reform UK to honour its rural school closure pledges
Letter: Green candidate calls out sign vandalism as attack on democratic processA Green Party candidate condemns election sign vandalism as an attack on democracy
Sam the Sandown Clown: Discussing reason #2 to visit No Ordinary Town exhibition at Quay Arts (podcast)
Is Ventnor’s ‘graben’ actually a ‘doline’ as geologists newly-suggest? – And what difference might that make? (podcast)
LNRS: Understanding Isle of Wight’s local nature recovery strategy and its significance, with Graham Horton (Podcast)
‘Ambition’ and ‘Mindset’ sets Isle of Wight and its artists apart says Phil Gibby, Arts Council SW Director (Podcast)
Ollie Boulter interview (pt4): Exceeding government energy efficiency standards, the skills gap in construction and ‘brown envelopes’
Ollie Boulter interview (pt3): Find out about affordable housing, the Airbnb phenomenon and housing targets from Head of IWC planning
Ollie Boulter interview (pt2): Head of IWC planning on pre-applications, the life of IWC planning officers and changes to the NPPF (podcast/listen)
Ollie Boulter: Get an in-depth understanding of the Isle of Wight planning process with the Head of IWC planning (Part 1 of podcast/listen)
Listen: How Zoe Portsmouth’s boxing journey is inspiring Isle of Wight’s girls and young women (podcast)
Olivia Parkes – Britannia the old lady of the sea – immortalised in Ventnor tribute (podcast) (updated)
Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hubSandown's restored Old Town Hall reopens as GRAFT brings affordable creative studios to the community
Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day cancelled in 2026 due to logistical and resourcing pressuresOrganisers confirm 2026 Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day will not proceed as planned
Sign up for Lifeboat Lotto and help support our independent lifeboatsIt will cost you less than £10 per month and you could win up to £5,000, all while supporting our inshore lifeboat crews
Young sailors from Yarmouth set for another crack at Island circumnavigationJunior Yarmouth sailors attempt a second round-Isle of Wight circumnavigation this Saturday
Young Lives vs Cancer thanks Isle of Wight volunteers ahead of Volunteers’ WeekYoung Lives vs Cancer thanks Isle of Wight volunteers during Volunteers' Week 2026
Classic hot rods turn heads across the Isle of Wight this weekHot rods tour the Isle of Wight this week as the National Street Rod Association (NSRA) visits