No-one was injured and the fire in the engine room was extinguished by the time the ferry, Wight Sky, arrived back in Yarmouth Harbour some 50 minutes after leaving.
Despite a £289 million San Francisco court ruling which claimed the weedkiller Roundup ‘substantially’ contributed to a man's terminal cancer, the Isle of Wight council will continue to use the chemical across the Island.
After MP Bob Seely asked the Government whether they would consider a buy-out of an Isle of Wight ferry company, the Chair of Isle of Wight Labour says he's, "starting to think Bob considers Islanders to be mugs".
Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely, has sent seven questions to the Transport Minister about Isle of Wight ferries, including if they'd support renationalising one of the services.
Isle of Wight schools have today (Thursday) provided their provisional results to the Isle of Wight Council, with the majority reporting improvements overall.
There was a 100% success rate for the second year running for all UKSA Further Education courses with all students moving into employment, further education or training.
A 30 year old man from Lake has been arrested and charged for failing to stop for police, driving without insurance and whilst disqualified, dangerous driving, criminal damage, and possession of a class B drug. He'll appear in court tomorrow.
Isle of Wight council is urging businesses serving food to ensure they comply with hygiene requirements, after a restaurant in Lake was fined a total of £35,684 for not complying with hygiene standards.
17% of exams were awarded the very top grade of a 9 and over a quarter of all results were either A* or the equivalent (9 and 8) – the best figures ever for the very top grade.