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Police on the Isle of Wight are investigating a suspicious incident in Cowes in which a 16-year-old girl was touched on her bottom by an unknown man. The incident took place on Mill Hill Road, Cowes on Monday (12th February)...

Islanders were given a rare glimpse of one of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s submarines this morning (Friday) when HNLMS Walrus surfaced in the Western Solent whilst en-route to Portsmouth. The Dutch sub, which has been in service since 1992, visited Cork...

Islanders are being invited to have their say on Southern Water’s future plans and what they should be focusing on, where they should be innovating and how they could do more to protect and support the environment. Everyone knows that...

The Isle of Wight Council’s new recycling and waste treatment park has moved a step closer following the granting of a variation of permit for the site. The application to the Environment Agency to vary the environmental permit already held...

40 new replacement parking machines are being installed by Island Roads. The new meters have been fitted at sites across the Island as part of a programme to renew around 130 parking machines for which Island Roads is responsible. Ending...

Police are investigating a bin fire that is thought to have been maliciously started in a communal area of a block of flats in Cowes overnight. Firefighters from Newport and East Cowes were called to Admiral Gardens at around 07:15...

The identity of a man's body that washed ashore at Chilton Chine near Brighstone at the tail end of last year has been confirmed as Michael Ferchuck from Devon. Authorities were alerted to the discovery of a body on the...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has achieved compliance with the BS 18477 Inclusive Service Provision standard, demonstrating its commitment to accessibility services for all. Awarded by BSI, the business standards company, the verification recognises organisations which can demonstrate -...

4 years after WightKarting first opened, the Ryde-based go karting track has reached a membership of over 50,000 racers. Since the first lights went green, WightKarting has offered customers the chance to experience motor racing first hand in timed sessions,...

From today (Wednesday), around 380,000 working families in the South East with children under 12 can apply for up to £2,000 of childcare support per child, per year. Parents, including the self-employed, can apply online for Tax-Free Childcare by visiting Childcare...