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COURT APPEARANCE FOR MAN WHO USED AIRTAG TO TRACK WHO HE THOUGHT WAS GIRLFRIEND’S LOVER
A pensioner from London has appeared in court after attaching an Airtag to the car of who he mistakenly believed to be a possible love interest of his partner. 68-year-old Martin Waters, of Fashoda Road in Bromley, appeared before Isle...
Read moreDetailsNEW TICKET BARRIERS IN PLACE – BUT NOT YET OPERATIONAL – AT WIGHTLINK TERMINALS
New ticket barriers have now been installed at Wightlink's Fastcat terminals in Ryde and Portsmouth - with hopes that they will be up and running next week. Wightlink has invested half a million pounds in the technology to make foot...
Read moreDetailsNEW ERA FOR THE FOLLY INN AS HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO TAKE OVER THE HELM
Husband and wife team Victoria and Lee Murphy have set out their plans to take forward Whippingham's The Folly Inn, with their ambitious plans set to get underway this Thursday. Victoria, who started her hospitality career in Malta, brings plenty...
Read moreDetailsISLAND BUSINESSES INVITED TO APPLY TO ISLE OF WIGHT RURAL SME FUND
Rural Island businesses are being invited to apply to the Isle of Wight Rural SME Fund. Launched in April 2024, its primary purpose is to support the Isle of Wight's rural economy. It replaces the previous scheme run by Natural...
Read moreDetailsEXCITING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS COMING TO ISLAND VENUES IN MAY
It’s May and we are – hopefully – on the brink of Summer, so why not celebrate with a trip to the theatre...? Here’s what’s on offer in Island theatres in May: Deathtrap at Apollo Theatre Newport - POSTPONED DUE...
Read moreDetailsMINDLESS VANDALISM FORCES CLOSURE OF SEAFRONT LOOS IN RYDE
Yet more mindless vandalism has forced the closure of toilets on Ryde Esplanade and has left the town council with a big clean-up bill. The gents toilets at Eastern Gardens, near Cornwall Slip, have been closed up - just as...
Read moreDetails6 MONTH CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE FOR MAN FOUND IN POSSESSION OF KETAMINE
A down-on-his-luck Island man who tried to evade Police by jumping a wall into a cemetery has been handed a 6-month conditional discharge. Martin D'Arcy, care of Arctic Road in Cowes, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B when...
Read moreDetailsNEARLY 100 GUNVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY ON FLOODING
Around 100 residents attended a meeting at Gunville Methodist Church on Thursday (25th April) to discuss the impact of the flooding in the area which took place last Autumn, and to see what could be done to prevent it from...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO STOLE CRATE OF BEER ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION OF £11.50
A prolific criminal who stole a crate of beer from The Co-op has been ordered to pay compensation of £11.50. Kevin Greenwood, 44, of West Street in Ryde, admitted theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsINVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWED TOTLAND BAY BOAT CRASH HIGHLIGHTED ON NATIONAL TV
In the opening episode of series 2 of Coastguard: Search and Rescue SOS - which aired on Channel 5 last night (Sunday) - the spotlight was shone on the investigation that followed serious boat crash in Totland back in 2022....
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