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A convicted sex offender who failed to notify Police that his Natwest debit card had expired has been found guilty of failing to adhere to the requirements of the register. David Bradshaw, 66, of Dolcroft Road in Rookley, pleaded guilty to...

Works at Ryde Esplanade to completely transform the transport interchange are progressing well, with hopes that the £10million scheme will be completed by the end of the Spring. The new entrance and exit to Ryde Pier has near enough been...

Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s largest holiday park operator, is hiring more than 500 new recruits on the Isle of Wight over the coming months as part of a new recruitment drive for the 2023 season. With 250 different careers available...

The Deputy Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Ian Stephens, has this week said that "we need understanding to bring about change" in his response to a housing paper released by local Conservative councillors. As previously reported by...

A 16-year-old boy from the Isle of Wight who threatened another boy with a kitchen knife has been handed a 10-month referral order and has also been made subject to a 21-month criminal behaviour order. The teenager, who cannot be...

Hovertravel's Southsea terminal could be demolished and redeveloped as part of plans for a new transport hub. The new connected interchange would enhance the transport services and infrastructure in and around the area of Clarence Pier. The improvements would ensure...

3 Isle of Wight town centre businesses could take a step back in time later this year. Heritage improvements are proposed for the frontage of the Gambling Man barbers and The Crown Hotel in St Thomas’s Square and 69 High...

A Shanklin man who was reported missing by his family before being found on Brading Down sat in his car, with a knife in the footwell and imitation firearm in the glove box, has pleaded guilty to 3 possession offences....

Key decisions were made at the Isle of Wight Council’s latest meeting which could affect the Island’s most vulnerable and the house-building potential. In the authority’s first full meeting of the year, elected members gathered in Newport ahead of the...

A new round of grant funding to support community-based schemes and activities that help to promote mental well-being and prevent mental ill health has been launched. A further £50,000 will be made available through the Isle of Wight Council's Mental...