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The leader of the Isle of Wight Council, Councillor Dave Stewart, has today (Monday) advised Island residents that they are able to keep up to date with information on coronavirus by checking government webpages. The virus is spreading across the...

40-year-old Graham Smith, 39-year-old Timothy Brown and 29-year-old Louise Spence have all appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court accused of committing a burglary in Ryde just days after Christmas, stabbing the occupant and stealing drugs in the process....

30-year-old Jamie Simpson has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman in Lake in December, with his trial now set to take place off the Island after receiving 'death threats'. Simpson appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court this...

Police on the Isle of Wight are urging residents to 'keep it locked' after money was stolen from no less than 8 vehicles in Rookley over the weekend. Sometime between Friday night and the early hours of this morning (Monday),...

A briefing on the PFI contract between Island Roads and the Isle of Wight Council is to be held in private tomorrow (Tuesday) - a decision which has been blasted by a local councillor. Cllr Geoff Brodie says he is...

The deadline for nominations for the High Sheriff’s Children’s and Young People’s Awards 2020 is fast approaching - Monday 10th February 2020. The awards celebrate the achievements of children and young people aged up to 25 years, who have perhaps...

A vital shelter providing rough sleepers with a warm, safe place to sleep is not only being extended for a further 12 months — its services are being expanded. The Isle of Wight Council has been successful in securing £288,700...

The United Kingdom is no longer part of the European Union some 3-and-a-half years after the country voted to leave - including 49,173 people living on the Isle of Wight. In June 2016, the Isle of Wight firmly voted to...

Former Top Gear presenter Rory Reid got heads turning when he came to the Isle of Wight with a Bentley Continental GT V8 and McLaren GT V8 S-A earlier this month - and now the full review video has gone live...

There we have it, January is complete. Here is a selection of your photos submitted to us over the past week.  Starling at Newtown (Linda Belcher) Snowdrops at Newchurch (Jane Holland) An old bit of rope at (Steven snary) Seagull...