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CCTV images are being analysed as Police continue to investigate yesterday's burglary at The Castle Inn pub in Newport. Cash and spirits were stolen during the break-in, which occurred sometime between 23:30 and 06:30 on Monday night into Tuesday morning....

Horticultural conservation charity Plant Heritage has awarded Ventnor Botanic Garden’s palm tree collection with National Plant Collection status. Some of the oldest palm trees in the UK form this newly accredited collection, including some that were planted in the 1860s....

The Post Office has returned to Wootton today (Wednesday) after an absence of some 9 months. A temporary outreach office has been set up in the Parish Council offices at Brannon Way. It is a result of the loss of...

37-year-old Warren Easden has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 16 months after being caught drink driving by Police, who followed him for 4 miles. Easden, of Banas Close in Ventnor, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...

The number of people being referred to mental health services on the Isle of Wight in a single month has increased by 40% year on year, but fewer people are actually in contact with mental health professionals, according to figures...

A 38-year-old man who was twice the drink-drive limit at 11:30 in the morning has been banned from driving for 20 months. Kieran Thomas, also known as Kieran Clark, of Pier Street in Ventnor, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

The traditional landline phone number will become nothing more than a memory when the services are axed from 2025, prompting concerns for the elderly, infirm, and vulnerable. The chopping of the services, which have been widely in existence since the...

A 50-year-old man from East Cowes, accused of touching 2 girls under the age of 13, has appeared before Isle of Wight Magistrates. Wayne Norris, of Osborne Road, is accused of grabbing a girl and kissing one of them on...

The decision to provide new public toilets in Shanklin has been branded unlawful by some town councillors. Shanklin town councillors agreed last month to accept the quote proposed by Danfo to replace the old Chine Bluff toilets, with 13 in...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has revealed the findings from its candid COVID survey, shedding light onto how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young Islanders’ mental health and emotional wellbeing. 910 young people aged 11-25 from across the Island...