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An East Cowes cafe has been met with resistance after its owners applied for an alcohol licence. Some local residents of Clarence Road have asked for Betty’s Door application to be rejected — saying it would increase noise and nuisance....

A stroke survivor living here on the Island is making a final plea to the Isle of Wight Council to stop a ‘crucial’ support service being cut. Jill Singleton, 62, said she could not imagine what it would be like...

A senior Police officer on the Isle of Wight has said that he wants the person responsible for a series of arson attacks in East Cowes to realise the serious danger they pose, with reassurances given to residents that Hampshire...

The seawall between Ventnor and Bonchurch, which was severely damaged by stormy weather last November, will not re-open in any capacity until later this year and it could be 5 years before work on a long-term solution begins. A public...

“Someone has to try to protect these much-valued social care services” - that's the message from Councillor Geoff Brodie amid discussions that important social care services here on the Island could be cut. The message is ahead of the council’s...

Convicted rapist Councillor Daryl Pitcher has shocked Wootton residents by turning up to a Parish Council meeting last night - a move branded 'disgusting and totally unacceptable’. The 46-year-old was found guilty of 2 counts of historic rape against a...

A large amount of cancer charity bags and a Beryl e-Scooter have been dumped in a stream in Binstead over the weekend. The haul of charity bags belonging to Cancer Care Trust has been chucked in the brook just off...

The bell of the SS Mendi At around 05:00 on 21st February 1917, a ship carrying 823 South Africans to the Western Front in France sank in thick fog 13 miles south of St Catherine’s Point. Only 267 of those...

Councillor Daryll Pitcher is to remain in office at the Isle of Wight Council despite being recently found guilty of 2 counts of historic rape. Pitcher, councillor for Wootton Bridge, was found guilty of 2 counts of historic child rape...

The Isle of Wight Council is looking for a catering company to come forward to offer a refreshment service for visitors to Dinosaur Isle in Sandown. The museum, which currently has no facilities to offer refreshments, is inviting expressions of...