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18/08/2025

The winners of our Scilly Lottery have ben announced, and here they are:
David Roberts, from Reading, Berks. has scooped the £500 cash prize this week,
whilst Janet Driver will be receiving her £250 win soon. Janet is from Burnley in Lancashire.
Our lottery administrator, that's young Sharon (in case she's reading this!) will be in touch with winners in the next few days to arrange payment. Thanks for playing!

15/08/2025

On Saturday breakfast this week, Bob will be talking with the islands' new Chief Fire Officer, Phil Martin.
Plus Jane Hurd will be talking about Saturday's craft fair and her new knee replacement (which isn't for sale!)
Steve Sims brings good cheer to bus travellers with the arrival of another bus on St. Mary's (is this his 4rd or 4th!?)
All the usual features too - weather, travel, papers, marine biology and Word on Health.
Tune in from 8am on Saturday!

15/08/2025

From The Steamship Group today (Friday)
Scillonian III – Weekend Changes to Schedule:
Saturday 16th August

Due to a further deterioration in the weather, with conditions now expected to touch severe gale force at times, ALL sailings on Saturday 16th August have been cancelled.

Sunday 17th August
In addition, the 09:15 Scillonian III sailing from Penzance to St Mary’s on Sunday 17th August 2025 will be delayed due to forecast wind conditions at Lighthouse Pier, Penzance.

Service changes:
Sunday 17th, Penzance → St Mary’s: now expected to depart at 13:00 (check-in 10:30–12:30)

Sunday 17th, St Mary’s → Penzance: will operate at the scheduled time of 16:30 (check-in 15:00–16:00)

Passenger travel information:
Our Passenger Relations Team will contact all impacted passengers.

All day trip travel on both days has been cancelled. Our Passenger Relations Team will contact you over the next five days to discuss rebooking your travel or to process a full refund.

All remaining passengers booked to travel tomorrow on Saturday will be contacted today by a member of our Passenger Relations Team. Our team will advise on the nearest available dates for rearranged travel.

Sunday passengers have been automatically transferred to the new sailing time. No new ticket is required for check-in.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please continue to check for updates via email, text alerts, our Twitter travel updates page, or our website.

Read the latest Isles of Scilly Travel updates on the status of our services here. Stay up to date with all the latest travel information.

14/08/2025

From The Steamship Group -IMPORTANT
Changes to scheduled sailings this Saturday.

"Due to a deteriorating weather forecast for Saturday 16th August, we have made changes to our scheduled sailings to ensure the safety and comfort of our passengers.
The previously planned double sailings have been merged into a single return sailing. As a result, day trips have been cancelled.
Passengers have been rebooked as follows:
Passengers travelling from Penzance to St Mary’s have been transferred to the 13:45 departure from Penzance.
Passengers travelling from St Mary’s to Penzance have been moved to the 17:15 departure from St Mary’s.

Please ensure you check in as follows:
For the 13:45 sailing from Penzance, check-in opens at 11:00 and closes at 13:15
For the 17:15 sailing from St Mary’s, check-in opens at 16:00 and closes at 16:45

At this time, we expect Skybus flights to operate as planned.

Passengers will automatically be transferred and do not need a new ticket to check-in.
Passengers do not need to contact us unless the new date or time is not convenient.
Our Passenger Relations Team will contact all impacted passengers.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate you’re understanding as we work to minimise the impact of the weather conditions."

12/08/2025

Spot the difference on Islands FM!
Have you heard how our audio quality has improved in the last day or two? We have replaced some of our studio equipment which has greatly improved our audio quality.
Mushiness has been replaced with clarity, and the crackles in the background have been donated to any other radio station that wants them!
We are now sounding crystal clear. Go on, have a listen now and hear the difference...
TUNE INTO 107.9 FM on the islands
ASK Alexa to 'Play Islands FM on 107.9 from TuneIn'
VISIT our website, IslandsFM.com, and listen from there.
ENJOY the new pristine sound of Scilly's Community Radio Station

12/08/2025

More Scilly Lottery winners:
This week's winners in the Scilly Lottery are:
Steve Jones, from Highley in Shropshire has won £500 and Dr David Bletcher, from Newark, Notts is the winner of our £250 prize.
Another two cash prize winners next Monday!

06/08/2025

SKYBUS WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THURS 7TH AUGUST

The weather forecast for Thursday 7th is indicating low cloud and reduced visibility during the morning at Land’s End and St Mary’s airports, which may cause disruption to Skybus flights.
At this time, no flights have been cancelled. For Skybus passengers booked to travel on Thursday morning you may transfer to a flight on a different date or to a Scillonian III ferry sailing without paying an amendment fee and where space allows.
Passengers due to travel on Thursday morning are requested to contact Skybus Operations, with their booking reference, on 01736 785252 or 01736 785249 to discuss their options.

04/08/2025

The Scilly Lottery results are out for this week and Paul Godfrey's name appears as one of the winners yet again! What's your secret Paul?!
The results:
£500 has been won by Paul Godfrey from Southampton, and
£250 goes to Catherine Ferris, who lives in St Austell.

The Scilly Lottery costs from just £1/week for one entry, and awards two cash prizes every Monday. For info on joining, head over to

Island FM 107.9 - Broadcasting From The Isles Of Scilly. Sign up for the Scilly Lottery for your chance to win £1000. Each week the winner is announced on Islands FM.

03/08/2025

Allan Clarke, the original lead singer and co-founder of The Hollies, is one of the most iconic voices of the British music scene. Born in Salford, England, Clarke rose to fame in the 1960s alongside childhood friend Graham Nash, forming The Hollies and delivering a string of timeless hits like He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, Bus Stop, and the gritty classic Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress).
Allan is the guest on this week's 'A Breath of Fresh Air', presented by Sandy Kaye. You can hear the programme at 5pm this coming Monday.

28/07/2025

From Skybus today (Mon 28th July):
SKYBUS WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY 29TH JULY 2026

The weather forecast for Tuesday 29th July 2025 is indicating low cloud and reduced visibility during the morning at Land’s End, Newquay and St Mary’s airports, which may cause disruption to Skybus flights.
At this time, no flights have been cancelled. For Skybus passengers booked to travel on Tuesday morning you may transfer to a flight on a different date or to a Scillonian III ferry sailing without paying an amendment fee and where space allows.
Passengers due to travel on Tuesday morning are requested to contact Skybus operations, with their booking reference, on 01736 785252 or 01736 785249 to discuss their options.

28/07/2025

Congrats to our two winners in this week's Scilly Lottery:
£500 has been won by Trisha Nutter, from Melton Mowbray, Leics.,
and the £250 goes this week to Roger White, from Solihull, in the West Midlands.
Sharon from our lottery HQ will be in touch with you later this week to arrange uniting winners with their winnings!

27/07/2025

Don't forget that this Sunday afternoon (27th July) it's the big St Martin's Fete. Plenty of attractions - there's food, drink, stalls-a-plenty and much fun to be had! The fete is compered by Islands FM's DJ Tim Jones Jones, and nothing compares to him. Do pop along and, while you're there, buy a raffle ticket to help support their good cause this year, which is a charity that supports Fire Fighters.