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A man who exposed himself to 2 women on the Cowes - Newport Cycle track back in the summer, sexually assaulting one of them, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Laurence Marsden, 24, of Bernard Road in Cowes, appeared...

Local headlines from 30, 100, 110, 120, 130, and 140 years ago, including a 'disgraceful' paternity case in which a villainous Victorian impregnated his under age servant girl before returning her to the Workhouse. 30 years ago (1993) DANGEROUS TOP...

An Isle of Wight preschool has been highly praised by Ofsted, being marked ‘Oustanding’ in all areas, following an inspection in October. Children are incredibly kind and demonstrate impeccable behaviour at the pre-school at St Helens, which adjoins the Primary...

The Fairlee Fireworks event has once again been cancelled, this time on safety grounds. Fireworks were due to be let off from North Fairlee Farm on Sunday evening. The event has been cancelled once already following adverse weather at the...

Sandown Town Council marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in December, with the start of work on its’ changing places facility at Eastern Gardens, Sandown. Internal and external work planned for the facility is to start over the...

The foot crossing at Pig Leg Lane in Ryde has been upgraded this week with new lights installed. Brand new red and green lights with an audible alarm were installed on-site at the crossing near Ryde St Johns earlier this...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that they have been unable to investigate what started a devastating house fire in Brading last week (Friday 1st December) because the building isn't yet structurally safe. As first reported...

Entries to The Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint - which is to come speeding into The Bay on 20th-21st April 2024 - are to open next Friday (15th December). Taking place on Culver Parade on the 3rd weekend of April,...

A teenager has pleaded guilty to burgling a residential garage in Newport and breaching a child abduction warning. Roobin Jones, aged 19, broke into the garage – which was attached to a house in Chatfield Lodge – in the early...

The same tongs being used to handle raw and then cooked chicken and a staff member not washing their hands after handling raw burgers are just some of the factors that saw The Kebab House in Newport handed a 1-star...