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A 56-year-old man from Brading has appeared in court accused of slapping a 14-year-old girl on the backside whilst she was waiting for a bus in Sandown. Allan Pearce, of High Street in Brading, appeared before Magistrates on Friday morning...

Isle of Wight landlords who continue to rent out energy-inefficient homes can now be fined up to £5,000. It is in a bid to improve some of the worst housing stock on the Isle of Wight, and potentially reduce energy...

Island youngsters are being given the opportunity of becoming a new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service cadet when recruitment begins this Autumn. The scheme is already operating in 5 areas on the other side of the...

Paedophile HGV driver Raymond Johnson, who was caught with a haul of indecent images, has been fined £461 after pleading guilty to his second breach of the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register. 73-year-old Johnson, now of High Street...

It was 78 years ago that a pair of V-1 flying bombs - more commonly known as doodlebugs - exploded in the Newport area on the night of 25th/26th June 1944. The 1st flying bomb exploded in North Fairlee causing...

Women on the Isle of Wight are being reminded of the importance of booking their cervical screening appointments after figures showed nearly a third of those eligible are not coming forward for their appointments.  Those between the ages of 25...

Speed enforcement work carried out by Police officers from both sides of the Solent at locations across the Isle of Wight caught no less than 268 motorists exceeding the speed limit last month. Throughout May, the Safer Roads Unit, part...

Plans put forward to transform a former Lloyd’s Bank on Sandown High Street into a family home have been refused by the planning committee. The Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee shared officers’ concerns on Tuesday night that the change...

Work to replace new yet traditional barriers at The Causeway in Freshwater has been completed. The project began earlier this month following lengthy discussions with the Isle of Wight Council over the most suitable way of providing safe barriers that...

A drug driver who crashed into a tree on Racecourse Roundabout earlier this year, providing a Benzoylecgonine reading of almost 11x the limit, has been handed a 12-month driving ban and fined £550. Deverill Hudson, 48, of St John's Road...