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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...

Figures revealed by the RSCPA show that 51 animals were abandoned here on the Isle of Wight in 2023. The charity has released the new startling statistics to highlight the battle frontline rescuers face ahead of what is expected to...

A 14-house development could be built on the edge of Northwood. Applicants Downer and Long, the family owners of Comforts Farm, have submitted an application to the Isle of Wight Council seeking outline planning permission for 14 residential units at...

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of suspensions and exclusions in Isle of Wight schools in the 2023/24 school year. Local National Education Union (NEU) boss Peter Shreeve believes what he has described as a 'tsunami' of...