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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Donna Jones, has unveiled her new Police and Crime Plan which will underpin her second term in office. ‘More Police, Safer Streets 2’ builds on the achievements in...

Sandown Barrack Battery - now Battery Gardens housing the Poo Museum - was yet another Island fort built to protect England from the French invasion that never came. This Royal Commission fortification was constructed in response to the 1859 Royal...

A drink and drug driver who fled the scene of a crash in Whippingham back in March, has been handed a suspended sentence order. 32-year-old Michael Knight pleaded guilty to 4 charges when he appeared before Magistrates on Friday morning...

The first section of the rebuild of Hawker Typhoon RB396 is now complete, with 100-year-old Islander Gerry Blow placing one of the final rivets. On 30th October 2024, almost 80 years to the day that the aircraft first rolled off...

Residents are up in arms as Palmers Road, a quiet residential area of Wootton Bridge, is threatened with an 833% increase in HGVs, according to the applicant's own figures. The new data requested by Hampshire Highways, working for the Isle...

An Isle of Wight dental care provider has revealed there will be a 2-week gap in provision while the practice establishes itself to provide NHS dentistry in Freshwater. Holly Day, of the family-run Denbigh House, said Freshwater patients would not...

The driver of a Suzuki Swift who was involved in a 2-car crash was found to be more than three times the drink drive limit at the time of the collision, a court has heard. Danai Gandanzara, 42, of Albert...

Symphonix Orchestra are bringing their new look show 'Symphonix Soundtracks' to Shanklin Theatre on Friday 15th November, promising a truly unique, full production show unlike any other. Created by well-known Islander Simon Ledger in 2023, Symphonix Orchestra are going from...

An 'excellent' Isle of Wight anti-poverty plan was agreed at County Hall earlier this week (Thursday). The Health and Wellbeing Board approved the Isle of Wight Poverty Reduction Strategy 2024 – 2029, a scheme with 3 key priorities: targeting support...

Isle of Wight singer, Ruby, has released a music video filmed at Appuldurcombe House to promote her latest single. Nail in the Coffin was co-written by Ruby and guitarist Sam Marshall and was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios....