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Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones has joined Joe Robertson MP's calls for a future Mayor to have powers over cross-Solent transport. As part of the Local Government restructuring, the proposed Mayor of the Hampshire and Solent Combined Authority would...

2 new sections of the King Charles III England Coast Path have officially opened on the Isle of Wight this week, enhancing the walking experience around the Island’s coastline. The works form part of a national programme to create a...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 8th August – Friday 12th August 2025 Christopher Sheen, 57, of Adastral Close, Felixstowe – admitted driving without insurance...

A 21-year-old shoplifter, who told Police she would steal to order, has admitted nicking more than £500 worth of goods from TK Maxx. Emma Knight, of Hunnyhill in Newport, admitted 8 counts of theft from a shop, as well as...

Isle of Wight-based Apex Competition is set to give away its biggest ever cash prize this month, with 1 lucky winner set to scoop a massive £100,000 on Sunday 28th September. Run by Islanders, the online competition platform has been...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson has accused Councillor Phil Jordan, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council, of making 'deeply misleading' statements regarding the proposed creation of a regional Mayor for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In...

Red Funnel has introduced a new fare guarantee to support Isle of Wight residents travelling to NHS appointments on the mainland. The new Flexible Returns Policy ensures that if a patient needs to change their return journey - whether due...

A rejected 14-house development deemed ‘visually intrusive’ by Isle of Wight planners has been appealed. Applicants Downer and Long are looking to overturn County Hall’s refusal of their outline application for 14 homes on land at Comforts Farm off Northwood’s...

Britten-Norman has reached a major milestone in its programme to bring full aircraft production back to Bembridge. Supported by new investment and a wide-ranging transformation initiative, the company has completed more than 50% of the first new UK-built Islander’s assembly,...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is facing a probe over whether it will review and phase out a ‘barbaric’ medical procedure used to treat severe depression. Liberal Democrat Councillor Michael Lilley decried the ‘continued use’ of...