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Lady Baring William Basterfield was remanded in custody for attempting to extort £150 (£9,000 in 2023 values) from Lady Baring in Cowes on 28th February 1942. Lady Baring was the wife of Sir Godfrey Baring, Chairman of Isle of Wight...

The Isle of Wight Council has given a popular East Cowes cafe the green light to sell alcohol. Owners of Betty’s Door, on Clarence Road, had faced resistance from a small band of neighbours who thought allowing the cafe to...

Platform One College of Music has launched a new alumni series that will see graduates in full-time employment return to their roots to give advice on working in the music industry. On Friday 17th March, Caffé Isola in Newport will...

The Isle of Wight RSPCA is backing National Spay Day today (Tuesday) – a UK-wide event that urges cat owners to get their pets neutered. Nationally, 9 animal welfare organisations have come together to highlight the benefits of getting cat...

A landslip-hit road in Wroxall is due to undergo temporary repairs this week with the aim of reopening the road to 2-way traffic. The Isle of Wight Council, in collaboration with Island Roads, has developed a temporary scheme for St...

Local business owners have been left angered by the decision to grant permission to shut part of Westhill Lane near Yarmouth preventing access to Fort Victoria during the start of the Easter holidays. The closure, required as part of a...

A number of Isle of Wight schools will be closed this coming Thursday (2nd March) as teachers once again walk out as part of ongoing industrial action. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) are striking over pay and funding...

A man who assaulted his then-girlfriend before then trying to get her to change her statement so he wouldn’t go to prison has been handed a 12-week custodial sentence. 30-year-old Danny Hanna, now of Sea Road in Bournemouth, pleaded guilty...

A man who grew up in Adgestone here on the Isle of Wight has been unveiled as the menace behind the international graffiti tag '10 Foot'. The MailOnline has dubbed 36-year-old Sam Moore 'Britain's biggest graffiti artist' after revealing his...

Images: ERMC Ltd A planning application has been submitted by the Isle of Wight Council to the Isle of Wight Council in a bid to improve the public realm area of land at Albany on the East Cowes Esplanade. The...