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Monday 25th April – Friday 29th April 2022 • Maxine Bennett, 47, of Wheelers Bay in Ventnor, pleaded guilty to possession of a Class B drug (amphetamine) and possession of a Class B drug (cannabis). She was fined £80 and...

30-year-old Natalia Deacon has been banned from driving for 22 months just weeks after ploughing her Range Rover into a tree in Shanklin whilst more than twice the drink-drive limit. Deacon, a sales executive of Woodside Avenue in Alverstone Garden...

Bluebells are aplenty in this week's Readers' Gallery, featuring blue skies, local wildlife and different modes of transport! Coastal sunrise, over Culver cliff. Shanklin Beach ~ Photo credit Gemma Thompson Bluebells St Boniface down ~ Photo credit Owen Ducks Amazon...

The third annual report by the Isle of Wight’s director of public health has identified 5 areas on the Island where Islanders’ mental health has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new tool featured in the report,...

Barclays has announced that it will be permanently closing the doors to its Ryde branch later this year. The Isle of Wight will be left with just a single branch, in Newport, when Ryde is closed on 4th August 2022....

The case of an Isle of Wight businessman who denies breaching a planning enforcement notice has been pushed back to next year. Louis William Tudor Smith appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court this week to stand trial on...

There are fears for the future of Ryde's McColl's convenience store as the national chain sits on the brink of collapse. It has been reported that it is 'increasingly likely' that the firm will go into administration, putting around 16,000...

31-year-old Joanna Townley has been banned from driving for 20 months after being caught drink driving in Rookley, whilst also in possession of Class A drugs. Townley, a local chef, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday where she pleaded guilty to...

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched a Dementia Navigators service to help support people who are living with the effects of dementia or awaiting a dementia assessment. This service is being delivered in partnership with Age UK Isle...

Wootton Parish Council has joined the fight against the extraction of 900,000 tonnes of sand and gravel in the village. Wight Building Materials (WBM) is hoping to use one of the Island’s last significant resources of sand and gravel at...