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The case against former Ocean Hotel owner Stephen Purvis, who allegedly failed to keep his property on the Isle of Wight safe, has been thrown out. Stephen Purvis, 41, of Windlestone, Ferryhill, County Durham, was due to appear before the...

Pet owners across the Isle of Wight say they are concerned about what the future holds following the announcement that The Mobile Vet will close 'until further notice' at the end of the week. The popular veterinary practice on Watergate...

Ray Allen Ryde resident Raymond Allen, who wrote the popular 70s sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, has sadly died aged 82. Ray was born on the Island in March 1940 and attended Ryde Secondary Modern School. After leaving school,...

Queen Victoria was using textspeak ahead of her time – such as ‘q’ for queen – and may have penned a letter while tipsy, it has been revealed. A rich haul of Royal finds connected to the monarch – all...

It's been a whole 17 months since the Island’s last local election, but how well do you know the Isle of Wight Council? Current councillors, sitting on the Island’s unitary authority, were voted in on 6th May 2021 after a...

New public toilets on Shanklin seafront will now be placed in a different location. Plans had been put in place by Shanklin Town Council (STC) to place pay-as-you-go toilets by Chine Bluff. They would have replaced the current provision. However,...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is celebrating as beavers are now officially recognised as a native species in England and a European protected species - but it's not good news for farmers who are opposed to beavers being...

A road safety campaign is raising awareness of some of the main reasons why people are killed or seriously injured on the Island's roads. The 'It's not worth the risk' campaign aims to improve driver behaviour through a simple picture-based...

The publication of stop and search data by the Police has revealed that black people are disproportionately 11x more likely to be stopped and searched on the Isle of Wight than white people - but Hampshire Constabulary has given context...

The return of a Dotto train in Shanklin has not been ruled out — although caution has been voiced by a top councillor. The iconic vehicle has been absent from the town for more than 10 years now but with...