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A 28-year-old man from Sandown has been handed 8 penalty points and ordered to pay more than £220 after fleeing the scene of a crash outside Lynnbottom tip last August. Toby Redpath, of Cliff Way, appeared before Isle of Wight...

The gates to Ryde’s once-popular children’s splash park will remain closed once again this year, for the fourth Summer in a row, but there is some hope on the horizon. The Isaac Hayward Play Area, which first opened in the...

Southern Water is celebrating a record-breaking year for leak-busting - thanks to new technology on the streets and in the control room. The old way of finding a leaking water main was by pressing one end of a rod to...

Upset with the former education cabinet member, who led contentious plans to close 6 Isle of Wight primary schools, has been made clear as Jonathan Bacon has lost his seat on Brading Town Council. Cllr Jonathan Bacon garnered the fewest...

A developer has withdrawn an application for a house conversion, which an Isle of Wight tenant said would render her ‘homeless along with her extended family’. Plan Research has rescinded its proposal to convert 2 existing flats within Hurstleigh –...

Independent candidate Becca Cameron has been elected to the Isle of Wight Council following her success in the Freshwater South by-election this morning (Friday). Becca finished ahead of Reform UK's Bill Nigh (269) and Conservative Warren Whyte (147). A total...

Following 2 sold-out shows at their Newport venue earlier this year, Strings are bringing trance pioneer Chicane to the newly relaunched Robin Hill for a special open-air performance this September.  'Chicane:Sunsets' at Robin Hill Adventure Park will take place on...

Many pharmacies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be open and ready to help over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend (Saturday 3rd-Monday 5th May). Many local pharmacies can now treat common conditions such as shingles, sore throats,...

Autumn House Residential Home in Sandown has been rated inadequate for the second time by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), prompting further action to be taken by the regulator. The Avenue Road-based care home is run by Autumn House Care...

The hugely popular Sandown Sprint motorsport event will not be returning in 2025 due to the current economic climate and a number of 'local issues'. It was announced last December that the event had been moved from its usual April...