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A 'nasty and violent' domestic abuser, who changed his plea to guilty upon seeing his victims in court yesterday (Monday), is to be sentenced in March. 35-year-old Robert Church appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Monday (22nd ...

A 16-year-old boy from Sandown has been charged with driving without a licence and insurance after he was stopped by Police in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary attended Godric Road, near the junction ...

An Isle of Wight nursing home has announced it will close — forcing 18 residents to find somewhere else to live. Ward House Nursing Home, on Alpine Road in Ventnor, revealed it intended to close its doors last week, announcing ...

Thousands of homes and businesses on the Isle of Wight are missing out on ultrafast broadband speeds – with Openreach’s new Full Fibre network now reaching more than 15,000 properties locally. The network operator has invested more than £4.5million in ...

After 12 years the Isle of Wight Education Federation is to disband, as Carisbrooke College, Medina College and The Island VI Form focus on improving their Ofsted ratings as separate schools. It has been announced today (Tuesday) that the formal ...

Two men in their 40s have been arrested in connection with the burglary of various items from a changing room at Shanklin Football Club over the weekend (Saturday 20th January). As first reported by Island Echo, various members of the ...

The new priest-in-charge of 4 parishes on the Isle of Wight will be easy to spot when he's haring around the countryside in his leathers. The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Jonathan Frost, has appointed the Rev Tony Lawrence ...

3 masters swimmers from Ryde Swimming Club competed in the 2024 Swim England South East Masters open long course (50m pool) meet at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley. Despite being early in the year after the Christmas break, the ...

Ryde Fire Station is set to become a wholetime station in the future - operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - as Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service battles against resilience challenges on the ...

After their excellent win the previous week, Ventnor’s 1st XV travelled with a few enforced changes and lost out to an excellent Romsey side who used the blustery conditions to the full. Ventnor started strongly with the returning Guy Entwistle ...