The British Red Cross has partnered with Newport Fire Station to provide a new base for its emergency response vehicle, which will now operate from the South Street site.

A traffic diversion of more than seven miles (11km) due to roadworks is being reinstated after a week-long hiatus. Horsebridge Hill, on the edge of Newport, Isle of Wight, was temporarily reopened ...

The project is a joint effort between the steam railway and the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust, and is located in Havenstreet.

Half way through his one-and-a-half-hour slot, Sting said to the Newport audience: “We are delighted to be back at the Isle of Wight festival, it’s a historic festival.