Island Trader

UKSA, the youth maritime charity based in Cowes, is launching a new, fully-funded foundation course for young people aged 16, who have just finished their GCSEs and want a career at sea. The Maritime Foundation course will provide learners with skills and qualifications that demonstrate their competency to work as… Read more »

The IW Council is currently carrying out an annual check of the electoral register. A form is being sent to every household on the Island, to check that the people registered to vote at that address are correct. Every household is required to respond, even if someone in the property… Read more »

A flock of seagulls were flying round the Isle of Wight as if they had been raiding the local pubs rather than pinching chips and sandwiches off holidaymakers. The reason for their unusual ‘drunken’ behaviour was that they had not been on the booze – but eating a swarm of… Read more »

Dancers from the Roisin Mullins Dance Academy in Brading drew the crowds at the Rhythmtree Festival, with the performance of two-year-old Fuchsia Baxter getting the crowd on their feet. Roisin Mullins said: “When we started our set the Carnevale arena was quiet, but by the end it was packed full… Read more »

Ventnor Fringe is 10 years old, and next week the Isle of Wight’s southernmost town will be transformed. There will be pop up venues and bars on every corner, hosting nearly 150 performances of over 90 different shows, alongside many more free events and activities. This year, the new dates… Read more »

The Isle of Wight Council has today (16 July) launched a consultation on potential changes to its current concessionary travel scheme. The proposed changes do not affect free travel arrangements for older and disabled residents who wish to travel on Island buses between 9.30am and 11pm, but do affect other… Read more »

Isle Jump, the Isle of Wight’s indoor trampoline park, closed its doors for good on Monday. Parents with parties booked at the Lake-based attraction had been told last month that parties at the attraction would no longer be going ahead. However, the owner of Isle Jump, Liam Kerr, had previously… Read more »

Three local wildlife Trusts have said a big thank you to Southern Co-op, after a generous donation to help protect local sea life. A total of £18,500 was given to the Wildlife Trusts after Southern Co-op nominated them to receive it as part of an award scheme run by the… Read more »

After a sold out opening at Vault Festival and about to be presented at Arcola Theatre as part of CASA, London’s Festival of Latin American Arts, Tropicalia Island arrives at Isle of Wight for one evening only, at The Magpie venue, part of Ventnor Fringe 2019. The play is a… Read more »

Red Funnel’s Hi-Speed passenger catamaran, Red Jet 7, has marked one year of service in the Solent, during which she has travelled over 84,000 nautical miles, completed 3,615 round trips and nearly half a million passenger journeys. Red Jet 7 joined the Red Funnel fleet on July 17, 2018, and… Read more »