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34-year-old Thomas Evans, who broke into the bar of the Sandown hotel he was living in and stole bottles of whiskey, before then drinking them, has been ordered to pay £100 compensation. Evans, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to...

All are welcome to the big switch-on of the Long Lane Christmas lights display in Newport tomorrow (Saturday 3rd December) at 18:00. Terry and Sue Ramplin have been lighting up their house at 68 Long Lane for over 22 years...

There are some truly amazing photographs included in this week's Readers' Gallery - 1 of the last ones of 2022 as we enter the month of December! Sun rise Bowcombe vally ~ Photo credit Andy Borrer Young fox on cycle...

Shalfleet Parish Council has successfully identified a parcel of land suitable for new homes to be built, which will be for people of the Parish, those who have a family connection to the Parish or those who work in the...

A former care home in Ryde Town Centre, which closed 3 years ago after patient safety concerns were raised, could now become a bed and breakfast. The change of use of Cornelia Heights could also provide 4 residential flats. In...

Red Funnel is celebrating with England football fans across the country by extending the 1/3 off Black Friday sale whilst the Three Lions stay in! The offer is the ferry operator’s biggest and most flexible sale of the year and...

People across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are being urged to get their COVID-19 booster ahead of Christmas, with the Riverside Centre set to stop vaccinations from this Saturday. Solent NHS Trust continues to run a number of walk-in...

An alcoholic who was so drunk he didn't remember being told he couldn’t enter Church Litten for 48 hours has appeared in court. Andrew Taylor, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a section 35 direction...

A consultation has been launched as the Isle of Wight Council seeks views on a reduction to the ‘Published Admission Number’ (PAN) at 4 primary schools, with the loss of a total of 52 school places. The consultation period, set...

A 59-year-old man charged with arson following a fire at a property in Sandown last weekend is to appear in the Crown Court early next year. Andrew Turner, of Beachfield Road, was arrested on Saturday after a fire broke out...