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Suspected metal thieves have targeted a Coastguard station on the Isle of Wight overnight, potentially putting lives at risk.  Officers from Bembridge Coastguard arrived at the station on Beachfield Road earlier today (Sunday) to find their communications not working correctly....

Officers tackling drug related harm across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have arrested 100 suspected drug dealers; seizing 82 mobile phones, over £1 million pounds worth of drugs and almost £53,000 in cash, alongside weapons and a firearm.  These...

Gunwhard today with Colin Wilding Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth is celebrating its 20th birthday today (Sunday 28th February). The shopping centre, located near to both the catamaran and hovercraft terminals, has become a firm favourite with Islanders looking to explore...

A group of volunteers who spent their Saturday afternoon giving Ventnor Football Club a spruce up have been fined £100 each after they claim a disgruntled dog walker reported them to the authorities. With no Saturday action on the pitch,...

A councillor has hit out at the Isle of Wight Council leader’s regeneration ideas calling them too little, too late. In a tweet sent last week, Councillor Dave Stewart tweeted: “We need to regenerate our county town, ideas to follow”...

No one has come forward to run the popular Browns Golf Course in Sandown after the Isle of Wight Council advertised the business opportunity. The council sought applications from interested parties to operate the golf course and cafe after former...

Organisers of The Chale Show say they intend to hold this year's event as planned, with careful considerations, following Boris Johnson's announcement of the roadmap out of lockdown. The annual spectacle looks set to take place on 31st July and...

It's the last Friday of February, which means things are starting to get a little bit warmer and are looking more like Spring every day. Whitwell Church In Whitwell (Maureen Taylor) Tree (Jane Holland) Toads Mating, Spring Has Sprung In...

The doors to the new Premier Inn on Sandown Esplanade were finally cast open today (Friday 26th February 2021) for the first time as the team welcomed guests to the brand new 100-bedroom hotel on Sandown Seafront. Whitbread, Premier Inn’s...

Opposition councillors pleaded with members of the Isle of Wight Council on Wednesday night to approve a different budget for the Isle of Wight Council than that of the ruling Conservative group, but that call fell on deaf ears. All...