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CARISBROOKE PRIORY TO HOST EVENING OF MUSIC FROM BROADWAY AND THE SILVER SCREEN
Carisbrooke Priory are to host a concert entitled 'An Evening of Music from Broadway and the Silver Screen' on Saturday 31st August, in their chapel. The band performance is by the John Davidson Quintet, including highly regarded saxophonist, Gary Plumley....
Read moreDetailsISLANDER DUE BEFORE MAGISTRATES TO FACE NON-RECENT SEX ABUSE CHARGES
An Isle of Wight man will appear in court to face multiple charges of non-recent child sexual abuse. Michael Norman Smith, 60, formerly of Willow Way in Sandown, has been issued a summons to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN FEARED SHE WOULD BE KILLED BY FRIEND DURING ‘PERSISTENT ASSAULT’
A Wootton man who pushed his friend over and then proceeded to hit her several times, whilst laid on top of her, will learn his fate in the courts in November. Timothy Layfield, of High Street in Wootton, appeared before...
Read moreDetailsROBERT THOMPSON’S NEW RT CAFÉ GRILL NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD
RT Café Grill in Ryde - the latest venture from renowned Isle of Wight chef Robert Thompson - has been nominated for Best New Restaurant at the prestigious British Restaurant Awards 2024. It was in 2006 that Robert Thompson won...
Read moreDetailsFORMER RAILWAY STATION GOES ON THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS
The former St Helens Railway Station - long converted into a residential property - has gone on the market for the first time in almost 70 years with an asking price of £1.5million. The 7-bedroom property boasts a home office,...
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RIDING DAUGHTER’S E-SCOOTER WHILST DRUNK LANDS COWES MAN WITH DRIVING BAN
A man who fell off his daughter's e-scooter whilst drunk, having travelled the wrong way up Newport High Street, has been handed a 12-month driving ban - but says he has no intention of driving again. 37-year-old Liam Saltzer, of...
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£40 FINE FOR WOMAN WHO FLOUTED COMMUNITY PROTECTION NOTICE
25-year-old Amber Gagen has appeared before the courts once again, this time for flouting a Community Protection Notice banning her from contacting another known criminal. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday (20th August) how Gagen, of Green...
Read moreDetailsYOUTH GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO TACKLE KEY ISSUES FACING YOUNG ISLANDERS
Young people on the Isle of Wight have set out ambitious plans to tackle important issues raised at this year’s Isle of Wight Youth Voice Conference. Members of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust Taskforce, together with representatives from the...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED BY PHONE AND LIFEJACKET GIVES ADVICE TO OTHER SEAFARERS
A sailor who feared for her life after falling into the sea from a motor cruiser off the Isle of Wight earlier this year has spoken of her ordeal, stating that without her mobile phone rescuers would have found her...
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EXTEND CHILD BENEFIT FOR YOUR TEEN NOW AHEAD OF 31ST AUGUST DEADLINE
Parents have less than a week to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) their 16-19 year-old is continuing education or training, or their Child Benefit payments will stop. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers will decide on their future this week...
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