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Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Road Safety team have arrived on the Isle of Wight as part of a 2-day operation to tackle unsafe use of the Island's roads by motorists flouting the law. Mainland officers are working with the Island's...

The first week of May has come and gone, and plenty more fantastic scenes have been caught in this week's Reader's Gallery. Binstead Beach ~ Photo credit Katie Molloy Beautiful bluebells Firestone Copse ~ Photo credit Helen Watson Appuldurcombe House...

An 86-year-old Isle of Wight man, who is accused of sexually touching a teenage boy, has been bailed to appear before the Crown Court next month. Arthur Geoffrey Page, of Queens Road in Cowes, has been charged with engaging in...

A rise in people awaiting trial or sentencing on the Isle of Wight has been blamed on a backlog of court cases brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Data released by the Ministry of Justice also shows that there were...

Dredging work has begun in Newport harbour as part of a £370,000 project to improve facilities and increase the depth of the channel used by boats to navigate the River Medina. The Poole-based Jenkins Marine vessel, Doreen Dorward, entered the...

A Shanklin man previously convicted of assaulting Police has appeared in court charged with using violence to secure entry to his ex-girlfriend's property. Robert Church, 32, of Steephill Road in Shanklin appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...

Shanklin has been marked as a hotspot location on the Isle of Wight in terms of the number of infestations of Japanese knotweed in the area, according to an online tracker. Environet's interactive map shows the town had 82 infestations...

The winning numbers in this week’s IW Lottery draw (7th May 2021) are… Amount (£) Number £1,000.00 16762 £100.00 16435 £100.00 7947 £100.00 10825 £100.00 4186 £100.00 10021 £100.00 9371 £100.00 2059 £100.00 9378 £100.00 13466 £100.00 16649

The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Application No: 21/00329/HOU...

Monday 26th April – Friday 30th April 2021 • Matthew James Oxley, 34, of Guadaloupe Road in Sandown admitted failing to comply with a community order as part of a suspended sentence, namely failing to attend a planned telephone appointment...