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18-year-old Hayden Sutton has been handed a 17-month driving ban and fined £230 after being caught drink driving in Shanklin during the early hours of the morning. Sutton, of Squirrel Close in Newport, was spotted by Police at around 01:40...

Hampshire Constabulary has rolled out a force-wide domestic abuse project to pursue repeat domestic abuse perpetrators as part of a strategy to tackle violence against women. Since January 2021, Hampshire Constabulary, in partnership with The Hampton Trust, has led the...

Speranza 22 beat Wild Dogs 21-20 in an exciting final to win the inaugural South Island 7s Cup at Watcombe Bottom in Ventnor yesterday (Saturday 21st May). Speranza 22 were named after Argentinian rugby player Marco Speranza, who was tragically...

Do you live on the Isle of Wight? Are you or your loved ones waiting for hospital treatment? Healthwatch Isle of Wight is asking the public to share their experience and views of waiting for hospital treatment. Many people have...

It's a step up from trolley service for these former Island Line trains as they are given a new lease of life as an eatery. Plans have been unveiled by Holliers Farm to change the use of the disused train...

A drink driver who jumped a red light and then crashed into bollards in Ryde has been banned from driving for 21 months. Jason Stone, 37, formally of Ashey Road in Ryde but now living in Portsmouth, appeared before Magistrates...

37-year-old Marcus Brace has pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children as young as 5. Brace, of Downs View Road on Pan Estate, Newport appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday charged with 3 counts of...

Monday 9th May – Friday 13th May 2022 • Rafal Mentel, 43, of Jeals Lane in Sandown, pleaded guilty to speeding - namely 41mph in a 30mph on Morton Road, Brading. He was handed 4 points on his licence, fined...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is warning farmers to always check for overhead power lines in this year’s ‘Look out, look up, look after yourself’ safety drive. In the last 12 months, SSEN has seen a further reduction...

Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners and Enterprise Car Club have launched a self-service car hire facility at the harbour for visiting seafarers, local residents and visitors to the Island. As of Wednesday 18th May 2022, there is now an Enterprise Car Club...