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An Isle of Wight Councillor has claimed he was 'gagged', with a ‘concerted effort’ made to stop him speaking out against the West Acre Park planning application which was given the green light on Tuesday night. Councillor Michael Lilley, representative...

A man who became abusive to Police for no apparent reason, shouting 'f**king d**kheads' and 'f**king c**ts' to an officer, was fined £40 by Magistrates this week. Ashley White, 24, of Slade Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive...

Disgraced Isle of Wight paramedic Andrew Martindale has been given a community order after pleading guilty to possession of indecent images of children. The 59-year-old, of Fairlee Road in Newport, first appeared in the Magistrates Court in September last year...

It's been postponed twice due to the COVID pandemic, but organisers of the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint are confident that the event WILL go ahead on 2nd and 3rd April 2022. With national restrictions lifted and motorsport back underway...

The Island’s community has been thanked for its ‘incredible support’ for Mountbatten during the pandemic. The charity’s chief executive, Nigel Hartley, has paid tribute to everyone who has rallied behind the hospice during the last 18 months. The support has...

More than £500 of batteries have been stolen from temporary traffic lights on the Isle of Wight overnight. HSS Traffic Management has reported the theft of batteries from a roadworks site at Newport Road in Niton. It's understood the theft,...

Organisers of Shanklin Regatta have dashed hopes of a return of the annual event this year as it is announced the 2021 regatta has been cancelled. The event, which has been running since the late 1850s, is popular with locals...

EE has announced it has switched on its 5G network in Cowes ahead of the upcoming Cowes Week Regatta. More than 100,000 spectators enjoy the sailing and live entertainment at Cowes Week each year. The increased coverage and capacity of...

The Isle of Wight Council has said there is still time to shape some of the key elements of a multi-million-pound project to improve Ryde Transport Interchange - but Islanders have been told it is 'too late' to change the...

A former care home in Sandown, which is regularly subject to arson attacks, could be pulled down and replaced with 23 flats. The Stonehaven Residential Home, on Carter Street, closed in 2018. It had previously been given planning permission to...