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A Sandown paedophile awaiting sentencing for 21 child sex offences has now also pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply. Joshua Pelling, 35, of Avenue Road in Sandown pleaded guilty to possession of a Class B drug...

Major work to improve Great Preston Road in Ryde will begin in the New Year, with the road closed both day and night for 6 weeks. The project will upgrade 3 extremely poor sections of Great Preston Road between Carlton...

Island residents are being reminded that recycling, waste and garden collections are changing for 1 week over Christmas due to Boxing Day falling on a Monday. This will mean that all collections for the week beginning Monday 26th December will...

Conor Moore, the Island’s new turkey producer, has had a bumper first year raising the turkeys and now they are plucked and counted he has more than originally anticipated! Whole turkeys and crowns are now available over the counter at...

Multi-award-winning marine engineering company, Datum Electronics has recently announced that they have officially been awarded type approval for their best-in-class EEXI solution. The certification directly supports the marine decarbonisation initiatives, as outlined in the MARPOL Annex VI (MEPC .335(76) and...

Newport's JD Sports shop has had to unexpectedly close due to a flood - but there are hopes the store could re-open as early as tomorrow. The popular sportswear shop on the High Street was closed earlier this week when...

The vote is now open for the public to decide Red Funnel’s 2023 charity of the year. Following an application process, 3 charities have been shortlisted by team members across Red Funnel for this years’ competition; RSPCA (Isle of Wight...

A glittering ceremony in Brighton saw the results of the Tourism South East Beautiful South Awards revealed last week, with several Isle of Wight businesses seeing success. The awards, which celebrate the best of the best in tourism in the South...

Newbridge memorial for lost airmen In the darkness of a December morning exactly 80 years ago, a Handley Page Halifax Bomber crashed into farmland close to the village of Newbridge in the West Wight - killing 7. The aircraft, from...

Wightlink has promised to make 4 changes to its Yarmouth-Lymington ferry timetable to address anomalies that hinder those travelling by rail, but is yet to move on its Fastcat service. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has been calling for...