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A brand new cruise ship, Celebrity Beyond, sailed past the Isle of Wight on her maiden voyage yesterday (Wednesday). The Beyond, the latest in Celebrity Cruise's fleet, features a number of pools, theatres, casinos and a rooftop garden - plus...

A new base is proposed for lifeguards on the beach at Sandown after storm damage, the COVID pandemic and a collapsible gazebo previously caused issues for the lifesavers. Sandown Town Council is proposing to install the new lifeguard station on...

22-year-old Bailey Smith is to be sentenced at the Crown Court after pleading guilty to a 'prolonged attack' in which he kicked another man in the head some 7 times. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday that...

Anger continues to grow, as do the formal objections, as residents make their voices heard in their opposition to the proposed quarry at Palmers Farm in Wootton. The serious concerns of residents regarding plans to extract almost a million tons of...

The major redevelopment of a former reservoir in Cowes into nearly 150 houses has been approved…with Isle of Wight Council planners saying it ticks a lot of boxes. 4 years after plans were tabled to build houses on the Somerton...

A 55-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to 2 charges of exposing his penis following separate incidents in Ventnor in October of last year. Carl Hamling, of Steephill Road in Ventnor, is accused of intentionally exposing his genitals on 14th...

Police are appealing for information about a missing man from London who said he was heading to the Isle of Wight on a camping holiday. 41-year-old Marcin Demkowski has been missing from home since last June - some 10 months...

The Hampshire Police and Crime Panel has confirmed the appointment of Terry Norton as Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Mr Norton takes on the role with immediate effect. Deputy Police Commissioner Terry Norton...

A man who was caught carrying a knuckleduster in his trousers for his 'own protection' has been sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this week. 45-year-old Brian Bailey, previously of Clatterford Road in Newport, pleaded guilty to possessing...

After Historic England branded proposals to turn a dilapidated Isle of Wight castle into a luxury resort as ‘a very poor outcome for such an important place’, developers have responded. Following years of discussions, plans have finally been submitted for...