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47-year-old Adam Buckenham, of York Road in Ventnor, has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged between 12 and 18. The sentence was issued following a trial that began at Winchester Crown...

Jay Miller's Circus is all setup and ready to entertain locals and tourists in Wootton this Summer. The cast and all their travelling gear made their way over to the Island on Sunday (16th July) and almost immediately started setting...

From wildfires, residential fires and road traffic collisions to flooding, animal rescues and medical emergencies, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is seeking views from people on the risks that most concern them. The survey takes just...

Isle of MP Bob Seely has welcomed the news that childcare providers on the Isle of Wight will receive a funding boost. It has been announced by the Government that childcare providers on the Isle of Wight will receive a...

A new, updated Isle of Wight Care Services Directory has been published recently in association with the Isle of Wight Council. It gives readers crucial information on how to access and pay for, care services throughout Isle of Wight. In...

Islanders should be on the lookout for a BBC Radio 1 DJ this morning, as part of the latest Breakfast Show event. Breakfast Show host Greg James has been tasked with finding all 30 of his fellow Radio 1 show...

More than £2million was spent on temporary accommodation on the Isle of Wight last year for families, couples and single people that had been made homeless. The figures were revealed by the Isle of Wight Council as it unveiled plans...

A beach sports arena, saltwater pool and re-wilded glamping could all be coming to Sandown seafront as part of major regeneration plans in The Bay. After plans were scrapped to build a major £33million dinosaur-themed amusement park, new ideas are...

South Western Railway (SWR) has confirmed its services during industrial action by the ASLEF union and strike action by the RMT union in July. Between Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th July, a nationwide ban on overtime by members of the...

A Ryde man who admitted arson after he put a hot disposable BBQ in a green wheelie bin causing it to catch fire, has been handed an 18-month community order. At his first court hearing on 23rd May, Lee Cross,...