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Police are urging those selling high-value electrical items online, particularly on Facebook Marketplace, to be vigilant following a number of reports where people pretending to be ‘buyers’ have walked away with the goods after convincing the seller they have paid...

Police are investigating a number of reports of catalytic converter thefts across the Island in recent days. Officers have been looking into the thefts from vehicles in a variety of locations including Newport and Ventnor. On 11th August it was...

A 19-year-old man has been fined £80 after getting so drunk he stumbled into the path of a Police car. Kian Dyer, of Wellesley Way in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with being...

Invitations to get a COVID-19 vaccine are landing on the doormats of all 16 and 17-year-olds across the Isle of Wight in an effort to boost take-up in this age group. Over 61,465 people aged 16 and 17 in the...

Commuters have expressed their frustration over Red Funnel's lack of communication following restricted travel for foot passengers on the 07:30 vehicle ferry sailing from East Cowes twice this week. On both Monday and Tuesday, passengers turned up at the East...

Questions about the future of Newport's Sports Direct store have been raised after shoppers noticed large 'closing down' signs appear in its windows this week. Those heading through the town caught the first glimpse of the large yellow signs several...

Taxpayers on the Isle of Wight may have to foot a £6,000 bill for a failed bid for judicial review. The legal case against the Isle of Wight Council and applicants for housing and other facilities at Bembridge Harbour was...

A Newport man who shouted sexualised comments at his neighbour, but claimed in court that he couldn't remember doing so, has been handed a 2-year restraining order. David Frampton, of Sydney Close in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

Residents of central Newport are objecting to a new bar planned for the former Pizza Express site, which is set to bring live back into the town and create 30 jobs. As a result of the objections from neighbours, who...

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