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Today (Wednesday), officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from neighbourhood policing teams across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be taking part in a Let's Talk day of action. The Let's Talk initiative is the force's approach to...

The latest Ministry of Justice statistics for prisons have revealed that a total of 78 attacks against staff took place at HMP Isle of Wight in 2023. A total of 191 assaults were committed in the previous calendar year, a...

A man, who robbed another man at knifepoint in Newport town centre earlier this year, has been jailed. Late in the evening on 18th January this year, the victim left McDonald’s in Newport and walked down Pyle Street before he...

Almost all Islanders brought a valid ID to a polling station when they went to vote in the General Election on 4th July.  The poll was the first Parliamentary Election since the introduction of photo-ID rules. In Isle of Wight...

Tide Nor Time Players CIC, in collaboration with Carisbrooke Castle Museum and with funding support from the Isle of Wight Council's Early Help Grant, has announced the launch of a new Young People's Performing Arts Group. This exciting initiative, designed...

A play detailing the story of a man who met both success and catastrophe with courage, resilience, dignity and good humour, is heading to Quay Arts in August. Were You Anyone Before Dad’s Army? is a charming, delightful, enlightening and...

Ability Dogs 4 Young People Isle of Wight has announced that their new charity shop is to open at 10:00 on Monday 5th August 2024. The new shop located at 23 Crocker Street, Newport, PO30 5GA replaces the previously located...

Bembridge Heritage will be holding its Summer Exhibition at the Village Hall next month. The theme of this year’s exhibition - which takes place on 10th-11th August - will be a celebration of the wonderful variety of shops, hotels, cafes...

The 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will fire off a naval gun salute this evening (Tuesday). The aircraft carrier - which has been sailing for a week after leaving Rosyth in Scotland - is on her way back...

A drink driver from Bembridge who crashed his car into a bus and a BMW has been handed a 16-month driving ban. Taliesin Tallack, 28, of Dennett Road in Bembridge, admitted drink driving on the 3rd July when he appeared...