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Monday 16th June – Friday 20th June 2025 • Curtis Foot, 33, of Tree Fields, Ryde pleaded guilty to 2x criminal damage, 3x assault by beating and 2x common assault. He was made subject to an 18-month community order with...

A man who was arrested at a holiday park in Shanklin over serious allegations of attempted grievous bodily harm and making threats to kill has been released without charge. The 49-year-old was detained on Sunday 23rd March after a 'domestic...

Alexis Boon has been officially confirmed as the next Chief Constable for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary. The appointment was made by Hampshire & Isle of Wight's Police and Crime Panel yesterday (Monday). Alexis joined Surrey Police as a...

The organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival have confirmed the dates for next year’s event, with early bird tickets set to go on sale tomorrow (Thursday). Tickets for the event - held between 18th and 21st June 2026 -...

County Hall will continue to back a key multi-agency plan to ‘improve the lives of people living with dementia’ on the Isle of Wight, councillors have decided. The adult social care, public health and housing needs committee approved the council’s...

A total of 175,000 people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have received the COVID-19 vaccination this Spring - the highest uptake in the South East and the third highest nationally. The 2025 spring vaccination programme has now concluded,...

Nathan Hamilton - a former theatre technician and church sound engineer - will step into a new role as he is ordained as a deacon at Portsmouth Cathedral next Saturday (28th June), beginning his ministry in Ryde. Having trained for...

Captiva Homes has been recognised at the South Coast Property Awards 2025, receiving the title of Progressive Property Business of the Year and being shortlisted for 2 additional awards at the high-profile regional event. Now in its ninth year, the...

The Island’s biggest B2B networking event returns in just 2 weeks' time, with Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s Expo 2025 set to be the biggest and best yet. Running from 10:00 until 16:00 on Wednesday 9th July, the free-to-attend...

Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson has warned that a new law aimed at tackling spiking doesn’t go far enough – and could allow offenders to walk free due to a major loophole. As part of the Crime and...