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An Arreton man who crashed into a stationary vehicle after he consumed alcohol at a local pub has been banned from the roads for 28 months. Paul Smith, 67, of Hopkins Walk in Arreton, admitted drink driving and assault by...

Various properties on the Isle of Wight were successfully sold at Clive Emson's March auction. Currently let at £48,469.96 per annum, a freehold block of 9x 1-bedroom flats at 11 Leed Street, Sandown, went for £375,000. Freehold with vacant possession,...

Contentious revised plans for a new seafront cafe in Bembridge have been met with renewed opposition. Bembridge Parish Council (BPC) joined Island Roads and a neighbouring resident in objecting to hospitality business SE-View’s updated plans for a cafe at Kingsmere,...

The Isle of Wight is gearing up for a full day of Mod, Ska, and Punk as March of the Mods returns for its 10th anniversary on Saturday 29th March 2025. This popular charity event, which has raised over £1million...

Lee Bradbury made over 572 senior appearances and scored a century of goals in his professional career, which began at Isle of Wight club Plessey. When Lee signed for Manchester City for £3.5million in 1997, he was the club's record...

A Freshwater man caught in possession of prohibited images of a child will learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in May. Jacques Barton, 23, of Hooke Close in Freshwater, admitted 3x making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a...

Isle of Wight woman Emily Pedreschi has big plans for East Cowes' The Galley when she takes over next month. New owner Emily is set to take over the reins from the current owners on Wednesday 2nd April, swapping a...

The power of the sun is now helping Waterside Pool to save on its energy usage, after the successful installation of 76 solar panels. The solar photovoltaic panels will improve the pool's energy efficiency, helping save more than 6 tons...

2 new ‘first-time buyer flats’ in the heart of Newport have been approved by the Isle of Wight Council's planning department. Planners have given the go ahead to Jon Carter’s prior approval application to convert ‘general office space’ on the...

More than 20,000 young people from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have shared their views on the issues that matter to them - from vaping and relationships to discrimination and loneliness - as part of a pioneering youth-centred wellbeing...