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A corrupt cruise worker transported more than £2million worth of cocaine on his boat and then lowered it overboard to accomplices, all whilst the boat was moored in waters off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Serbian Milos Bigovic, ...

Nearly 20 objections have been made against a street trader looking to operate on Gurnard seafront. Carly Sykes, of The Salty Siren, is looking to open a concession along Princes Esplanade in Gurnard, selling ice cream, lollies, drinks, slushies, buckets ...

A child has been hospitalised after falling several feet from the revetment wall between Sandown and Shanklin this afternoon (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service responded to reports that a young boy had been injured after a fall from ...

Photo taken by Chris Jelf New images released of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, to mark his 60th birthday today (Sunday 10th March), were taken by Island photographer Chris Jelf. The images were taken at Bagshot Park and sees His ...

A taxi plunged into the sea through a massive hole in Ryde pier in March 1973. The hole had been torn into the pier by the passenger ferry MV Shanklin, which had smashed into the pier in poor visibility minutes ...

Cracks appearing at the front of a property on Hunts Road. The Isle of Wight Council has told people to 'stay away' from the recent landslip in St Lawrence and confirmed that further surveys on the area will be undertaken tomorrow ...

Children and young people will once again be able to enjoy a varied programme of free activities during the upcoming Easter holidays. Organisations across the Island are coming together to offer activities for 5-16-year-olds as part of the Holiday Activities ...

Northwood knocked in 4 goals without reply against Vectis in the local derby at Cowes Community club on Saturday (9th March). Vectis were no doubt suffering from the after effects of their defeat against Newport in the Gold Cup on ...

The Isle of Wight could be named the UK’s best destination for group travel for a second year in a row, after claiming the accolade in 2023. The prestigious Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2024 sees the Isle of Wight ...

Today, the Island's bus operator Southern Vectis runs just 16 bus routes but there used to be far more... Bus route numbers came to the Island in 1933. At that time, there were the same number of routes as we ...