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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...

A set of steps that allow walkers to access a beach in St Lawrence have been closed by the Isle of Wight Council for safety reasons. It's as land movement has been noted in the area and is said to...

The victim - Councillor Karl Love An Isle of Wight man who tormented his local councillor has been handed a 12-month restraining order. Simon Paul Wheeler, of Albany Road, was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Monday...

A duo of Isle of Wight brothers are set to take on a monster 500-mile challenge to cycle from Largs in Scotland to East Cowes - and it starts in just 2 weeks! The challenge was originally first conceived in...

The countdown to the South Coast’s largest hot air balloon bonanza, Sky High Night Glow, is on! Local landowners and residents are now being given notice of the upcoming event... From 20th-22nd August, Robin Hill will see magnificent hot air...