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Stormy weather over the weekend has resulted in significant damage to a concrete groyne on the beach at Shanklin. The end of the groyne, located at the northern end of Shanklin Esplanade, near the car park, has completely separated from...

An Isle of Wight vape shop is now offering a new stop smoking service, available to anyone who wishes to stop smoking. Ape Vapes, located in Newport and Shanklin, is running the campaign in partnership with Healthy Lifestyles Isle of...

Despite the influx of adversities thrown at many small businesses on the Isle of Wight during the coronavirus pandemic, 1 Island business has managed to turn a tough situation into a bumper year of trade. Cowes-based Northstar Conversions, a locally...

Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, has commended Hampshire Constabulary for its efforts as part of the National County Lines Intensification Week, which locally resulted in 43 arrests, the seizure of drugs, mobile phones, money and weapons and 59 individuals...

Newport IW FC are having an outstanding season. They currently lie in 2nd place in Wessex League 1, with an equal number of points as league leaders Bemerton. But if they achieve promotion to the Wessex Premier, will the County...

A quarter of a century on from his disappearance and the family of Damien Nettles - and the wider public - are still wondering what happened to the 16-year-old who went missing on this day in 1996. It's a story...

Southern Water has admitted that it doesn't fully understand why a major sewer pipe collapsed in Ryde earlier this year, but says works are taking place to prevent a repeat situation in the area. It was back in January that...

L-R: Rachael Randall, Cllr Phil Jordan and Bob Seely MP The introduction of the new Island Line trains has been welcomed by the Island's MP and also the Council's cabinet member for transport, as a new era of the Ryde-Shanklin...

Crime on the Isle of Wight has fallen by 8% during the COVID pandemic but drugs offences have risen by a staggering 30%, the latest figures from the Isle of Wight’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) reveal. The impact of COVID...

A Cowes man has been charged with possessing a knife following a fight in Newport over the summer. At around 01:10 on 17th August, Police responded to reports of a fight on the High Street. It’s alleged that a man...