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The staff at Merrie Garden in Lake are looking for the people who stole their inflatable penguin Christmas decoration to return it to the pub before they involve the Police. The theft took place at around 19:30 on Monday night...

South Western Railway (SWR) - whose subsidiary Island Line operates train services here on the Island - is set to return to public ownership next year, the government has announced. The move comes just days after one of the Government’s...

Joe Robertson, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight East, recently launched a survey of small businesses ahead of Small Business Saturday on the 7th of December. The survey is being circulated directly to hundreds of businesses in the East...

New playground equipment in Big Mead park, a sea wall restoration and a redecorated Shanklin Cliff Lift are just some of the ideas being mooted as part of an Isle of Wight regeneration plan. A host of Shanklin works included...

Southern Water has confirmed that wet weather has delayed major works to repair a sewer pipe that runs between Ryde and Sandown. The utility company says it has been tackling a burst rising main on Appley Road which is affecting...

A Ryde man who breached a suspended sentence order after being found in possession of cannabis, has been spared jail. Elliot Dwyer, 24, of St John's Hill in Ryde, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B (cannabis) when he...

Isle of Wight NHS Trust hosted a heartwarming and inspirational evening to honour the dedicated staff and volunteers who embody the organisation’s values on Friday 22nd November. The annual IOW NHS Trust CARE (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Everyone Counts) Awards celebrated...

The scrambling of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter to the skies above Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday) was to help find a suspect ‘wanted’ by Police. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary requested the assistance of the Bournemouth-based chopper...

A Sandown man who was arrested after Police found several cannabis plants in his house is to be sentenced next year. Lee Mitchell, 34, of Leed Street in Sandown, admitted producing a controlled drug of Class B when he appeared...

The Isle of Wight Council is offering free off-street parking in all its long-stay car parks in support of Small Business Saturday to support local businesses. All long stay car parks run by the council will be free of charge...