It was originally presented to the battalion by the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion before their departure from the Island.

Vectis Radio is calling on local charities, community organisations, and individuals to celebrate their amazing work at the fourth annual Isle of Wight Community Awards.

The Isle of Wight is a nationally important stronghold for our native red squirrels, and ongoing monitoring is vital to ensure their protection.

Before health and safety forms, risk assessments, and “supervised public displays,” there was one man — usually your dad — armed with a box of questionable fireworks, a lighter, and unwavering confidence. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, Bonfire Night was less about organised fun and more about lighting something potentially explosive in your back garden and hoping for the best. Here are five fireworks that somehow passed as “safe for home use” — and the memories (and minor singes)

Every November, we’d dutifully colour in a picture of Guy Fawkes, make a wobbly cardboard Houses of Parliament, and chant 'Remember, remember the fifth of November' as if we were about to uncover a national secret. But here’s the thing — a lot of what we were told about Bonfire Night wasn’t exactly true. Between playground retellings, half-remembered lessons and a few centuries of propaganda, the real story of Guy Fawkes is a bit messier (and less heroic) than we learned at s

Your guide to all the best new films and TV shows coming to UK screens this November...

Bus drivers across the Isle of Wight will be proudly displaying poppies this Remembrance season, as Southern Vectis shows its support for the Royal British Legion.

The offer applies across Red Funnel’s entire fleet for travel on Saturday 8, Sunday 9 and Tuesday 11 November, to and from the Isle of Wight.