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A self-confessed 'scumbag' who has over 100 theft and kindred offences on his criminal record has been ordered to pay compensation to the Co-op. Paul Smart, 38, of Orchardleigh Road in Shanklin, admitted a single count of theft from a...

A planning appeal has been launched over a rejected application to keep items related to the construction of a shelved ‘cider and chocolate’ tourist attraction at Hale Common. Carlton Developments Ltd has appealed a rejected bid to keep a barn,...

338 knives were seized and 20 knife-related arrests were made by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary during a recent week of action - Operation Sceptre. Op Sceptre ran between 11th and 17th November with intensified police operational activity carried...

27-year-old Leon Gladdis, a notorious local criminal who fled the scene of the serious hit-and-run crash in Ryde earlier this year, has been handed another prison sentence. Gladdis, now of HMP Guys Marsh, appeared before Magistrates via video link today...

Leeson Road - the landslide-hit main road connecting the towns of Shanklin and Ventnor - could re-open within days following completion of borehole drilling. Councillor Ed Blake, who represents Ventnor and St Lawrence, has been in discussions with officers at...

Sandown's popular play park and gardens could get a new multi-use games area. Sandown Town Council has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to construct a football and netball pitch in the middle of Sandown’s Sandham Gardens....

The Royal Hotel in Ventnor, one of the Island's most prestigious establishments, has been sold to new owners. Originally built in 1832, The Royal Hotel is a cherished establishment with a renowned reputation on the Island for its accommodation, food...

The Isle of Wight Council's Christmas Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is back for 2024. The programme offers a wide range of activities to entertain children and young people over the festive break. It also makes sure that everyone...

A car and motorbike storage space in Seaview could be demolished and replaced with an artist’s studio and newly built garage. Mr and Mrs Rivlin, the owners of the current ‘low quality’ building in Seaview known as The Garage, have...

The demolition of a 19th century Ryde school wall posing a 'severe safety risk' was granted consent by the Isle of Wight Council. Ryde Town Council justified demolishing the Grade II listed Vectis Hall’s masonry wall on the basis it...