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The National Police Air Service helicopter is circling the skies above Ventnor this morning (Saturday). The Bournemouth-based asset is thought to be assisting in the search for a missing person - although Police are yet to issue an appeal for ...

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 ...

Andy Rann Jay Morris' Assassins Boxing Club put on an entertaining show for Isle of Wight boxing fans at Gurnard Pines last Saturday (2nd December). Up first was an exhibition fight between Patrick Swanson and Jamie Wrighty after Patrick’s opponent ...

A Gloster Javelin jet fighter from the R.A.F. Armament and Experimental Research Station at Boscombe Down crashed at Rowborough Corner on 8th December 1955. The pilot - Squadron Leader David Dick - radioed that he was baling out over the ...

Orchard House Care Home has announced that it has transitioned into Christmas mode, marked by enchanting festivities that have brought warmth and cheer to residents and staff alike. The halls of Orchard House are alive with the sound of legal ...

Festive cheer is to make its way to Ryde today (Friday) as the 2023 Merry and Bright event gets underway this evening. The event, which is presented by New Carnival and Ryde Town Council, is an annual event based in ...

A recently published report by Beryl has said that 35% of users have reduced the use of their own cars in favour of using an e-bike or e-scooter.  The report surveyed over 3000 people in September 2023 who had signed ...

The RNLI was founded in 1824 but after 200 years the bravery and selflessness of its volunteer crews is still essential to save lives at sea. Already, 2023 seems likely to have been one of the busiest years on record ...