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Those who paid to see 2 members of S Club 7 at a venue in Newport last night (Friday) have been left feeling annoyed after only 1 turned up. Originally, it was billed that 2 members of S Club -...

A car has managed to destroy a brick wall and metal gate in an incident that occurred on the Esplanade in East Cowes earlier today (Saturday). The incident occurred at some point this morning at the Esplanade car park just...

A supermarket giant on the Isle of Wight will not be allowed to continue round-the-clock deliveries to its Newport hub. It’s after nearby residents slammed Sainsbury’s, on Foxes Road, for being an ‘awful neighbour’. They said it restricted their quality...

A 90% hike in the Council Tax precept in Lake has been approved — the first rise in 4 years. Lake Parish Council promises it will give long-term stability — after it paid for repairs to public toilets. The majority...

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has launched a new funding initiative to fight crime in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.  The first round of the Commissioner’s 'Emerging Needs Fund' is focused on combatting Rural Crime. Hampshire and...

55-year-old Dean Dalley from Bembridge has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being convicted of a shocking attack in which he stabbed a woman multiple times, keeping her inside his flat for days on end. Dalley, formerly of Crossway, was...

Wootton-based antique business Doreshill Farm Emporium will be showcased on BBC's Antiques Road Trip next week. Located on Briddlesford Road on the outskirts of the village, the emporium is the Island's largest and original vintage and antiques emporium and will...

Following the repossession of the main complex at the Gurnard Pines site on 30th January 2023, the building is to change its name to 'The Phoenix Centre' and 2 new companies have been launched focusing on entertainment and leisure activities...

Lord Downes On 17th February 1851, Lord and Lady Downes were heading across the Solent on a steamer when they saw their Isle of Wight summer residence ‒ Binstead Lodge ‒ on fire. Ryde fire brigade were called to the...

The Roads Policing Unit (RPU) here on the Island has had a successful day patrolling the roads across the Isle of Wight. Earlier today, at around 13:45 a white Ford Kuga was stopped on St George's Way when officers discovered...