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A 21-year-old man who mowed down a teenage pedestrian on an illegal electric motorbike in Ryde High Street has been handed a suspended prison sentence and a 12-month driving ban. Patrick Douglas, of Fishbourne Lane, appeared before the Isle of...

2 aircraft collided in mid-air over Bembridge on this day 25 years ago, yet miraculously, both Isle of Wight pilots survived. Experienced aviators 51-year-old John Chape of Newport and 70-year-old John Pretty of Yarmouth narrowly escaped death on 8th October...

A new sea pool project that will 'harness the sea’ and make it accessible throughout the year could be supported by Isle of Wight councillors this week. The policy, finance and resources committee (PFRC) will decide on Thursday whether or...

More than 200 guests gathered at Cineworld in Newport for the premiere screening of the Wight Brand film 'The Island', followed by a charity auction, last Thursday (2nd October). The film marks the climax of 2 years of intensive filming...

Local charity Final Straw Foundation will be installing 10,000 native oysters in marinas across the Solent this winter as part of a major restoration project aimed at improving water quality and boosting biodiversity. The native European flat oyster population has...

Members of the deaf and hearing-impaired community across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight can now contact Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary for non-emergency matters using a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter - thanks to the introduction of a...

A 13-bed care home for adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs could replace a former Isle of Wight hotel. Kelly Pointing of the Call on Me care provider submitted a change of use application to the Isle of...

Southern Water has confirmed that the hosepipe ban across the Isle of Wight will continue, with no clear end date in sight, despite recent rainfall and improvements in water saving. Customers across the Isle of Wight and Hampshire have collectively...

Monday 22nd September – Friday 26th September 2025 • Nicholas John Fleming, 72, of Gladices Lane, Chale Green, Ventnor – Admitted cultivating 23 cannabis plants and driving with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood above the legal limit. He was fined £200,...

38-year-old Dean Clack, who 'recklessly' put pressure on a toddler's neck, causing a haemorrhage in her eye, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Clack, of Avenue Road in Freshwater, learnt his fate when he appeared for sentencing at the...