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A dispute over the lease for Ryde ice rink has been referred to arbitration, meaning court proceedings with AEW are on hold - for now. The Isle of Wight Council took legal action because it believes AEW has breached the lease...

62-year-old Paula Skelly has pleaded not guilty to arson in relation to a fire that ripped through 2 hotels in Sandown last year. It is alleged Ms Skelly flicked a cigarette butt into a pile of rubbish on 2nd September...

The Isle of Wight’s mobile parking payment provider, PayByPhone, has today (Monday) revealed that the company processed 255,000 transactions on the Island last year, with 49,500 unique users relying on PayByPhone’s services to pay for their parking. The global mobile...

Plans for the future of Ryde Harbour will be discussed at a meeting of the town council tonight (Monday 28th January). It comes after Isle of Wight Council approved a plan to sell the site, arguing it could not afford...

Bishop Christopher of the Diocese of Portsmouth has appointed Canon Peter Leonard to be the next Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight. Peter is currently Canon Chancellor at Portsmouth Cathedral, and has been acting dean there since the retirement of...

Police on the Isle of Wight are attempting to locate the rightful owners of 4 sat navs and 1 dash cam that are believed to have been stolen from vehicles in Sandown late last year. Officers have recovered 5 items...

This is your round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court up until Friday 25th January 2019. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence...

Saver Cards which provide cheaper travel on the Cowes Floating Bridge will be free until the end of April, the Isle of Wight Council have announced today (Friday). As a good will gesture, the Council is offering the card at...

The Isle of Wight Council have paused the tendering process for the commissioning of information, advice and guidance provision to enable a review to be carried out. The move follows last week’s Full Council meeting, when a 3,000-strong petition was presented...

Ford UK is pushing the boat out for the RNLI by supplying the charity that saves lives at sea with a replacement fleet of new vehicles. Ford will ship 210 new vehicles to the RNLI this year, followed by a...