21, October 2026·4 min readFormer Wroxall trustee says she was shown CCTV audio on a personal deviceThe former Trustee also says there was resistance to turning off the audio capability of the CCTV
21, October 2026·2 min readSandown showcases Town of Culture bid with family event at the TrouvilleSandown’s Town of Culture bid showcased arts, science and dance to families
Free half-term Town of Culture Day in Sandown invites your ideas todayLooking for something to do today out of the rain? Head to the Trouville Hotel in Sandown for free activities until 3pm
Isle of Wight manufacturing showcased in Westminster Hall skills debateRichard Quigley uses Westminster debate to champion Island manufacturing and local skills
Sandown care home Magnolia House rated good by CQC inspectorsSandown care home Magnolia House rated good across all five CQC areas
Free online registry gives UK sea boats a permanent ID numberBoat owner launches free UK registry after thieves stole his own RIB
Meet Emily Bullock at Ventnor Library to hear about Almost a Ghost StoryMeet Island author Emily Bullock as she discusses her Ventnor-set ghost story
Met Office wind warning for Isle of Wight as gusts up to 70mph possible on FridayStrong winds and heavy rain could disrupt Island travel on Friday morning
Former Wroxall trustee says she was shown CCTV audio on a personal deviceThe former Trustee also says there was resistance to turning off the audio capability of the CCTV
Sandown showcases Town of Culture bid with family event at the TrouvilleSandown’s Town of Culture bid showcased arts, science and dance to families
Council set to back bid for special bathing water status at Point Beach, BembridgeCouncil officers back a community campaign to give Bembridge’s Point Beach official bathing water status
Free half-term Town of Culture Day in Sandown invites your ideas todayLooking for something to do today out of the rain? Head to the Trouville Hotel in Sandown for free activities until 3pm
Isle of Wight manufacturing showcased in Westminster Hall skills debateRichard Quigley uses Westminster debate to champion Island manufacturing and local skills
Sandown care home Magnolia House rated good by CQC inspectorsSandown care home Magnolia House rated good across all five CQC areas
Former Wroxall trustee says she was shown CCTV audio on a personal deviceThe former Trustee also says there was resistance to turning off the audio capability of the CCTV
Support our local independent lifeboat crews and sign up to the Lifeboat LottoIt will cost you less than £10 per month and you could win up to £5,000, all while supporting our inshore lifeboat crews
NFU Mutual donates £7,899 to refurbish Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s gymNFU Mutual’s donation will fund a new, more welcoming gym for Mountbatten patients
Ryde advice service now sees more than 200 clients a monthRyde advice service marks National Advice Week, now seeing 200-plus clients monthly
East Cowes residents invited to have their say on the town’s futureEast Cowes Town Council wants residents’ views on the town’s future priorities
Naturezones holiday club for 8 to 12-year-olds this half-termNaturezones runs two Thursday holiday clubs for children aged eight to 12
Letter: Courtesy, kindness and professionalism shown by St Mary’s staffA Carisbrooke man thanks St Mary’s staff for his wife’s stroke care
Letter: Nature’s hidden role in the food we eat and the air we breatheNaturezones' Angela Hewitt argues nature deserves serious investment and urgent government action
Letter: Fewer crossings, fewer claims, fewer hotels – what the migration data actually showsOnTheWight reader, Ieuan Jehu, argues the data shows migration policy is working, not failing
LISTEN: Underwater sculptures could come to Sandown. Artist Jason deCaires Taylor chats to OnTheWight about his beautiful work
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)