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Edison's Electrical is to shut up shop in Gray's Walk, Newport after 2-and-a-half years there, but the business will continue to trade online. The shop, which sells a wide range of electrical products, has suffered several leaks leading to the...

A pair of Isle of Wight Councillors and a Surfers against Sewage (SAS) representative are to present a motion to the Isle of Wight Council this evening (Wednesday). Councillors Michael Lilley and Sarah Redrup (Liberal Democrats) have been working over...

48-year-old Richard Sullivan has been remanded in custody and warned he faces more than 2 years in prison following his latest conviction for stealing £475 of gin and vodka from Waitrose. Sullivan, currently of Yelfs Hotel in Ryde, pleaded guilty...

An Isle of Wight quarry could be extended to increase its operational life by more than 20 years. It comes as current predictions say the Cheverton Quarry, off Bowcombe Road, has only 2 years of chalk, gravel and sand left...

The Isle of Wight Council is encouraging the development of assisted living accommodation as there is a major shortfall on the Island. Assisted living or extra care housing allows older people to retain their independence for longer — not in...

An alcohol-dependent town councillor has been convicted of drink driving after crashing his electric car into a number of other vehicles in an underground car park - whilst more than 4x the drink-drive limit. 62-year-old Thomas Hanley, of West Hill...

A full entry has been secured for this year’s Sandown Sprint, sponsored by Island Car Centre, which will once again see 100 competitors taking part in high-octane action along Culver Parade. The Isle of Wight’s speed trial is a motor...

The way decisions are made on the Isle of Wight Council will remain the same — for at least another year — after a move some have dubbed ‘undemocratic’. At a meeting this Wednesday, councillors were set to decide whether...

The postmaster at Cowes Post Office has given notice to leave at the end of March, sparking the hunt for a replacement. So far, the Post Office has been unsuccessful in filling the post and is now appealing to local...

Most people think that ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ is the first Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice show, but it wasn’t, they wrote ‘The Likes of Us’ back in 1965 and it's coming to Trinity Theatre, Cowes later this year....