Biosphere Festival closes with sold-out walks, 275 species counted, and a spot among the UK’s best nature festivals
13, July 2026·2 min readRefugee-led theatre company brings free coming-of-age drama to Ventnor FringeFree coming-of-age production blends theatre, film and music at Ventnor Fringe Festival. Book your seat now
13, July 2026·4 min readVentnor Fringe: Last call for volunteers to help make acclaimed festival a successVolunteering for four or more shifts gives you free access to all Ventnor Fringe events (if there is space)
Councillors warn of ‘existential crisis’ for Isle of Wight CouncilCouncillors react with alarm as Isle of Wight Council's financial crisis deepens further
Council faces ‘extremely difficult decisions’ as funding gap widensSenior officer warns Isle of Wight Council faces a £66 million deficit
Coffee morning at Niton Village Hall to support Daisy Ring BusNiton Village Hall hosts a coffee morning fundraiser for the Daisy Ring Bus
Godshill and St Blasius pupils capture Naturezones in haiku poetryTwo Island primary schools have written haiku poetry inspired by visits to Naturezones
Round the Island Race hailed as one of the best in yearsSailors enjoyed near-perfect conditions as hundreds of boats completed this year's Round the Island Race
Three more Saturdays to add your story to Sandown ScribeBe part of the story ... Boojum and Snark opens for three Saturdays to gather residents' memories of Sandown
Refugee-led theatre company brings free coming-of-age drama to Ventnor FringeFree coming-of-age production blends theatre, film and music at Ventnor Fringe Festival. Book your seat now
Ventnor Fringe: Last call for volunteers to help make acclaimed festival a successVolunteering for four or more shifts gives you free access to all Ventnor Fringe events (if there is space)
Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra Review: Season wrapped up with tribute to American composersMedina Theatre welcomed a full house as Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra closed its season on 4th July. Read Jonathan Dodd's review
Letter: Why heat-health warnings must not go unheeded in schoolsNEU official warns Isle of Wight schools remain unprepared for increasingly frequent heat alerts
Councillors warn of ‘existential crisis’ for Isle of Wight CouncilCouncillors react with alarm as Isle of Wight Council's financial crisis deepens further
Council faces ‘extremely difficult decisions’ as funding gap widensSenior officer warns Isle of Wight Council faces a £66 million deficit
Ventnor Fringe: Last call for volunteers to help make acclaimed festival a successVolunteering for four or more shifts gives you free access to all Ventnor Fringe events (if there is space)
Coffee morning at Niton Village Hall to support Daisy Ring BusNiton Village Hall hosts a coffee morning fundraiser for the Daisy Ring Bus
Childhood friend creates lasting tribute for Mountbatten’s gardens to Sophie RolfChildhood friend's memorial bench, inspired by Sophie Rolf, unveiled at Mountbatten's gardens
RSPCA urges public not to forget wildlife as heatwave returnsSimple acts of kindness can help wildlife cope as temperatures soar
Sandown makes UK Town of Culture shortlist as 398 bids narrowed to 15Sandown named on UK Town of Culture shortlist, beating hundreds of rival towns
Sign up for the Lifeboat Lotto and support our independent lifeboat crewsIt will cost you less than £10 per month and you could win up to £5,000, all while supporting our inshore lifeboat crews
Letter: Why heat-health warnings must not go unheeded in schoolsNEU official warns Isle of Wight schools remain unprepared for increasingly frequent heat alerts
Letter: Trump’s drug pricing deal could cost NHS livesVentnor reader warns US drug pricing deal could cost NHS thousands of lives and urges next PM to 'stand up for our NHS'
Letter: Why can’t the Isle of Wight build tunnels like Shetland?This reader weighs Shetland's £1.5Bn tunnel ambitions against the Island's stubborn ferry situation
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)