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Rogue builder Richard Sullivan, who defrauded Island residents out of around £20,000 as part of a 'get rich quick scheme', has been jailed for more than 3 years. e years and nine months, after a successful Isle of Wight Council...

An Isle of Wight family on a guided fossil hunt at Brook Bay have made an incredible discovery – unearthing what’s believed to be one of the Island’s oldest Stone Age hand axes. Mrs Mel Harrison, along with her husband...

Domestic abuse incidents against male victims across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have risen by more than 7% over the past year, with men being urged to speak up more. For the 12 months to the end of September...

• Tyson Betts, 38, of The Rogers, Shanklin – assaulted Amanda Kervan by beating her on multiple occasions in Newport. He received a community order with 90 days of alcohol treatment and up to 20 days of rehabilitation activity. A...

'Wonderful and fantastic' staff at the East Cowes Jhoots Pharmacy have not been paid in 3 months, an Isle of Wight councillor has highlighted. Independent East Cowes representative Karl Love voiced disquiet over several Jhoots pharmacy closures at the adult...

A 'careful and experienced' motorcyclist from the Isle of Wight had less than 2 seconds to react before colliding with a tractor near Shalfleet, an inquest has heard – more than 3 years after the fatal crash. 51-year-old Lance Stuart...

59-year-old Timothy Cale has gone on trial accused of causing the death of a cyclist in a fatal collision in Shorwell back in June 2022. Mr Cale, of Main Road in Shorwell, appeared before a judge and jury earlier today...

8 properties on the Isle of Wight have gone under the hammer, the latest to be sold at auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers. They are among 187 lots listed across southern England in latest auction by Clive Emson Auctioneers. Rob...

A fully funded opportunity for Isle of Wight businesses to innovate and grow is back this winter with the return of Innovation Wight’s Growth Catalyst. Building on the success of the previous programme, Growth Catalyst offers practical, down-to-earth support for...

In honour of Remembrance Sunday (8th November) and Remembrance Day (11th November), Red Funnel is offering past and present members of the UK Armed Forces free foot passenger ferry travel, across its fleet, to and from the Isle of Wight....