An illustration of the ‘Mary Rose’ in the Anthony Roll, a manuscript containing descriptions of all of the Tudor navy's warships in the 1540s. When Henry VIII became king in 1509, England was ...

The Isle of Wight is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a protected National Landscape, and there’s a strong focus on respecting the environment. Being an island, the beaches are the main selling point.

Speaking on Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club’s Music Maps podcast recently, Giddings highlighted how Bob Dylan was enticed to perform in 1969 due to the Isle of Wight’s literary and cultural appeal.

Each week Isle of Wight council planning department issues a weekly list of the planning applications that are open to the public for review, consideration, and if necessary, comment. OnTheWight now ...

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — A dump truck carrying sand overturned on a road in Isle of Wight County Thursday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.

Best known for the iconic breathtaking Needles chalk stacks and for Cowes Week, its annual sailing regatta, the Isle of Wight is the south of England in miniature. It’s home to gorgeous beaches ...

Mark Rowe is The Telegraph’s Isle of Wight destination expert. “I first visited the Isle of Wight in short trousers with a fishing net in the Seventies and remain a regular visitor.

Someone from the Isle of Wight is often called a “Caulkhead” or sometimes simply an “Islander”. Island residents are also ...

A 14-year-old girl believed to have been missing on the Isle of Wight has been found. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary appealed earlier today (Friday, July 4) for information to locate Alyssia ...

Beginning life way back in 1968, the Isle of Wight festival gained significant notoriety as in 1970, after record breaking attendance, Parliament passed a law entitled the Isle of Wight Act, which ...