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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has received a major £100,000 grant towards its new airbase near Southampton Airport.

The case has been sent straight to Crown Court.

A framed fatberg donated by the Isle of Wight’s National Poo Museum is being taken into schools by Southern Water to help educate children about the dangers of blocked sewers.

The Isle of Wight’s 39 newly-elected councillors formally took office at County Hall in Newport yesterday (Monday).

Police investigating the theft of plant and agricultural machinery have recovered more than £570,000 worth of goods as part of an ongoing crackdown on rural crime across Hampshire.

The Isle of Wight Badger Trust is warning members of the public of the severity of wildlife crime after a 10-week-old badger cub was killed last week in Whitwell. 

Life-size reproductions of some of the world’s most famous paintings are now on display across Newport as part of a major touring exhibition from the National Gallery.

The Isle of Wight remained largely calm as the 9-day General Strike came to an end across Britain on 12th May 1926.

A possession notice has appeared in the window of the former Paseo tapas restaurant on Ryde Esplanade, signalling the apparent permanent end of the seafront eatery.

Residents living in properties within a 100m radius were evacuated whilst Police and bomb disposal experts investigated.