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    People on chairs and blankets at IW festival

    Isle of Wight Festival sets out new guidelines for use of chairs and blankets

    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

    felted pony

    Monkton Arts summer exhibition opens at Ryde’s Mead Gallery this June

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

    Bake off ladies sitting at tables in the library with their cakes

    Isle of Wight libraries mark Libraries Week with pop-up events and creative workshops

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    What's On

    Below you’ll find the latest features highlighting the upcoming events here on the Isle of Wight.

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    Portrait of Jeremy Corbyn

    Your Party to launch Isle of Wight branch in Newport

    felted pony

    Monkton Arts summer exhibition opens at Ryde’s Mead Gallery this June

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

    Warren Farm cows in a field

    Free family farm day at Warren Farm to raise funds for Mountbatten

    Bake off ladies sitting at tables in the library with their cakes

    Isle of Wight libraries mark Libraries Week with pop-up events and creative workshops

  • Sustainability
    Sustainability

    If you want to find out more about sustainability and the issues that affect our environment, you’re in the right place.

    Whether it’s details of changes you can make at home, or at your business or work, we lay out the facts and let you share your opinion.

    Below are articles relating to sustainability and green issues on the Isle of Wight.

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

    Post-it notes on a board

    Bembridge residents invited to co-design the village’s climate future at Saturday workshop

    Seahorse floating around seagrass

    Island businesses invited to mark World Ocean Day with themed window displays

  • Community
    Community
    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

    Crowds on the esplanade on Armed Forces Day

    Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day cancelled in 2026 due to logistical and resourcing pressures

    Freshwater lifeboat station

    Sign up for Lifeboat Lotto and help support our independent lifeboats

    a yacht sailing into the sunset

    Young sailors from Yarmouth set for another crack at Island circumnavigation

    Young lives vs cancer volunteers sat at a table talking

    Young Lives vs Cancer thanks Isle of Wight volunteers ahead of Volunteers’ Week

  • News
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    Portrait of Jeremy Corbyn

    Your Party to launch Isle of Wight branch in Newport

    People on chairs and blankets at IW festival

    Isle of Wight Festival sets out new guidelines for use of chairs and blankets

    People attending the opening of GRAFT Studios

    Art studios open at Sandown’s Old Town Hall as GRAFT launches creative community hub

    Crowds on the esplanade on Armed Forces Day

    Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day cancelled in 2026 due to logistical and resourcing pressures

    A carer holding the hand of a patient

    Isle of Wight Council rated ‘requires improvement’ for adult social care by national regulator

    Isle of Wight council offices - County Hall building

    Island council pledges action after care watchdog flags areas for improvement

    Aerial shot of Vectis Hall

    Ryde Town Council to auction historic Vectis Hall with no reserve price

    Healthwatch officer (Engagement) Nathan Holt talking to Cancer Pathway Care Navigator at St Mary's

    Isle of Wight cancer patients’ experiences to shape future care at Newport event

    a yacht sailing into the sunset

    Young sailors from Yarmouth set for another crack at Island circumnavigation

    Joe Robertson MP and others at Sandown Roundtable

    Sandown stakeholders meet Lloyds Bank Foundation in bid to secure future funding

    Winter Gardens in the Sun August 2025

    Local builder puts skills scheme at heart of Winter Gardens revival bid (updated)

    felted pony

    Monkton Arts summer exhibition opens at Ryde’s Mead Gallery this June

    Chris Packham and others in the People's Emergency Briefing film

    Green Room to screen People’s Emergency Briefing film with post-show discussion

    Mother and child sitting with GP

    NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight asks public to help shape future of local health services

    Storm clouds over fields by raychel sanner

    Isle of Wight Met Service warns of torrential rain moving in Monday night

    Family cycling on yhe Red Squirrel Trail

    RSPCA Isle of Wight’s Red Squirrel Ride returns with new July date

  • Travel
    Travel

    Our Travel section is the place to check for fast and accurate travel updates from all the ferry companies, bus, train and hovercraft operator.

    In this section, we’ll also let you know about road closures and diversions.

    Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.

    General highway maintenance signage

    Fairlee Road night works to improve two sections of Newport road next month

    Steve Cooper at community meeting

    Ventnor Town Council renews community bus contract and freshens up public conveniences

    Two Hovertravel craft at Ryde

    New hovercraft route linking Lee-on-Solent with the Isle of Wight begins trial this summer

    staff with cockroaches

    Cowes cleaner discovers box of Madagascan hissing cockroaches during town round

    new green electric bus

    Isle of Wight’s new electric bus fleet cuts emissions by 75 per cent

    Joe Robertson speaking in parliament

    Isle of Wight East MP raises £511 Solent ferry fare in Commons energy debate

    road closed sign laying flat on the road

    Daytime closure of road between Brading and Ryde this week

    Electric cars lined up in the car park

    Wight Community Energy brings Going Electric back to Newport for fifth year

    Class 444 Train Platform 18

    Faulty radio system causes widespread train disruption across southern England

    Red Jet coming into harbour at night

    Red Funnel launches late-night Red Jet charter service for Isle of Wight travellers

    Hale common road junction from google maps

    Pedestrian safety improvements planned for Hale Common

    road closed sign laying flat on the road

    Parish councillor reveals 37 road closures on single day as Isle of Wight frustration mounts

    ian dore by closed sign at firestone copse

    Independent review of highways PFI contract sought following Isle of Wight Council elections

    roadworks on fairlee road

    Councillor calls for full committee review of Isle of Wight roadworks disruption

    Lane closed on start of Fairlee Road

    Visit Isle of Wight CEO warns roadworks crisis is causing measurable damage to Island businesses

    Dementia UK cheque presentation

    Dementia UK leaders visit Isle of Wight as Hovertravel backs Admiral Nurse fundraising

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Our Travel section is the place to check for fast and accurate travel updates from all the ferry companies, bus, train and hovercraft operator.

In this section, we’ll also let you know about road closures and diversions.

Below are articles relating to Isle of Wight travel.

Environmental Services Manager, Jez Mew, with the gritting fleet
5, April 2026·1 min read

Isle of Wight records mildest gritting winter in 13 years with just 22 runs made

Mild winter cuts gritting runs on the Isle of Wight, but heavy rainfall fuels pothole surge
MMC Rope Access team hanging off Castle Rd Bridge in Wroxall
4, April 2026·1 min read

Rope-access teams to survey hard-to-reach retaining walls in Ventnor this month

Specialist rope-access teams will survey four hard-to-reach retaining walls in Ventnor this April
electric vehicle charging by possessed photography
27, March 2026·2 min read

Isle of Wight set for major EV charging expansion with over 1,500 new chargepoints planned

The new charging points come at no cost to the Isle of Wight Council
abstract illustration of the Island with ferry to the right and needles lighthouse to the left
27, March 2026·6 min read

Isle of Wight’s 15-year transport plan moves into delivery phase after public backing

Isle of Wight's approved transport plan targets greener travel, affordability and better connections
Ferry Wash with yachts in the solent
24, March 2026·1 min read

Cross-Solent campaign group STUG becomes a Community Interest Company

Now operating as a CIC, the Solent Travel Users Group is better equipped to develop bold strategies
closed sign at firestone copse
23, March 2026·4 min read

Island Roads accused of ignoring residents over Firestone Copse Road one-way decision

Councillors have criticised Island Roads over its refusal to introduce a one-way system
Roadworks lights and signs
22, March 2026·3 min read

Isle of Wight businesses raise concerns over repeated roadworks disruption in Wootton and Binstead

Businesses in Wootton and Binstead are calling for urgent talks over repeated roadworks disruption
floating bridge 6 (FB6) crossing the River Medina
20, March 2026·3 min read

Multiple responses received as Isle of Wight Council tests market for new Floating Bridge

Conservative councillor, Ed Blake, says he's sick of hearing derisory comments about the Floating Bridge
British notes and coins, money cash
19, March 2026·4 min read

Isle of Wight residents launch national petition to end the ‘Island Tax’ on ferry fares

Isle of Wight residents are petitioning the government to cap cross-Solent ferry fares
Mark Jefferies on Leeson Road
16, March 2026·2 min read

Councillor opposes Leeson Road parking ban saying it will simply shift the problem further down the road

Proposed double yellow lines either side of the Smugglers Haven car park has divided local opinion
Isle of Poop map with reports of dog mess and dog mess bags
15, March 2026·1 min read

Isle of Poop: The community-powered website tackling dog fouling across the Island

A new community website lets Isle of Wight residents report dog fouling
new green electric bus
13, March 2026·2 min read

Isle of Wight to get 23 more electric double decker buses with £3.6m government funding

Southern Vectis and Isle of Wight Council secure another multi-million pound grant to expand electric bus fleet
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