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This is your weekly round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court over the past week. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are...

UPDATED: Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has once again written to Wightlink's Chief Executive, this time quizzing the company over why they have not paid corporation tax in this country despite racking up a profit of almost £22million last...

The Isle of Wight has been recognised for offering some of the best experiences in the South East. The Beautiful South Awards - organised by Tourism South East - celebrated the best the region has to offer visitors at an...

People across the Isle of Wight are enjoying a unique festive tradition - thanks to Southern Vectis.  The bus operator is once again offering its annual Christmas Lights Tour - taking passengers on open top buses to see the Island’s...

Mainland firefighters are still being relied upon to ensure there is a safe level of fire cover on the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Council have confirmed that an appliance from the mainland was transported across the Solent...

3 footbridges have been upgraded by Island Roads as part of ongoing work to improve the local rights of way network. The B252 Shide Path footbridge and the B306 footbridge at Sandy Lane – both of which are part of...

A sheared bolt has been identified as the cause of an incident at Sandown Airport earlier this year, in which a plane veered off the main runway and into undergrowth. An Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report has highlighted the...

A range of properties and land across the Isle of Wight are to go under the auctioneer’s hammer in the run-up to Christmas. They are among 131 lots being sold by regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson. Nearly an...

Late night shopping is happening around the Isle of Wight today (Thursday), and the Isle of Wight Council is offering free car parking in selected short-stay car parks in Sandown, Ryde and Newport; plus all day tomorrow in Freshwater. As...

L-R: Cllr Chris Whitehouse, Jeremy Wright MP and Rosie Cooper MP The All-Party Parliamentary Media Group, run by Isle of Wight Councillor Chris Whitehouse, this week called for cross-government and industry collaboration to safeguard the future of media and its...