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A former prison officer who shared photos of herself with an inmate and spoke about sex toys with him has avoided an immediate jail sentence. Teresa Jackman, 54, from Appley Rise in Ryde but formerly of Yaverland Road, Sandown appeared...

The National Gallery’s Visits tour kicked off with a bang as over 2,500 Islanders flocked to see Constable’s ‘The Cornfield’ in Newport at the start of June. In partnership with the visiting exhibition, the Museum of Island History welcomed over...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is urging members of our rural and farming communities to be aware of a farm machinery fraud that has recently been brought to the attention of Police. The general circumstances centre on fake adverts...

Ryde Beach Lifeguards (RBLG) has teamed up with Southern Water to offer local children in school Years 5 and 6 the opportunity to learn lifesaving water safety skills.  Each year Ryde Beach Lifeguards looks after the safety of locals and...

Cheetah Marine has revealed what it believes to be the world's first EV-ready RIB, the Cheetah R630. This unique RIB comes with either a petrol or diesel outboard but can be converted by RS Electric Boats into a fully operational...

NHS providers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been accredited as exemplars of the best care for veterans, helping to drive improvements in NHS care for people who serve or have served in the UK armed forces and...

A brand new dentist practice boasting 9 treatment rooms could be heading to Ryde, if plans are approved to convert a former youth club at the top of town. The application for a change of use from D1 to E(e)...

Next year's Isle of Wight Festival will take place a week later than usual between 20th-23rd June 2024, with early bird tickets to go on sale later today (Friday), organisers have announced. Festival regulars will notice that the decision has...

The Isle of Wight Council has come under fire for not producing support plans, which are used for students with special educational needs, quickly enough — and in some cases, not assessing pupils at all. The authority, however, said it is focussing ‘significant...

The winning numbers in this week’s Isle of Wight Lottery draw (23rd June 2023) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 1316 £100.00 14834 £100.00 8492 £100.00 15981 £100.00 704 £100.00 14713 £100.00 10007 £100.00 5619 £100.00 10590 £100.00 1047 £100.00 3873