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An East Cowes resident is asking for the help of their fellow community members in finding out who has been setting fire to numerous vans in the town over the last 3 months, with the suspect still at large. A...

Could you be the future of an Isle of Wight town council and tell them what you really want?  Ryde Town Council (RTC) is thinking about setting up a youth council to get teenagers and young people more engaged with...

A brand new European restaurant will open in Ryde next week – but will it live up to its name? Crazy’s Mediterranean Restaurant and Bar at 49 High Street, in the former Kevar’s Cafe next to the Iceland food store,...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones backs the government's Public Order Bill which will give police officers more powers to deal with protesters.  She wants police to have increased stop and search powers and use...

Hangars at Sandown Airport have been built without planning permission being granted. Now, the airport owner Mr Danial Subhani, is seeking permission to retain them. In November 2021, the Isle of Wight Council said it received a planning enforcement complaint...

The victim of a fatal dog attack that occurred in Surrey back in January has been named as Natasha Johnston, a former Island resident. 28-year-old Johnston tragically died on 12th January in what Police described as a 'tragic accident'. The...

The Albion Hotel in Freshwater has been purchased by A2K Leisure for an undisclosed sum from Nick Spyker's Isle of Wight Hotels Ltd.  Although based in Surrey, A2K Leisure already has a local connection with its director also running owning...

A 30-year-old man who carried out what was described in court as a criminal damage ‘rampage’, causing over £2,000 of damage to 12 cars in Sandown, has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in compensation. Harry Turnbull, 30, of...

2 men arrested after a cannabis farm worth an estimated £100,000 was found in Newport remain under investigation, but have not yet been charged. It was over 7 months ago that Police raided a warehouse at Little London in Newport,...

Pub powerhouse Stonegate, which owns brands such as Slug and Lettuce here on the Island, is looking to sell 1,000 of its establishments.  It is believed that the firm has amassed a whopping £2.6billion in debt and by closing 1,000...