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A Ryde man who crashed a Mercedes while under the influence of drugs - with a child in the vehicle - has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court and admitted multiple driving offences. 36-year-old Terry Watts, of Playstreet ...

Plans to expand a Ryde restaurant with an outside seating area, with the loss of vital parking spaces, have been given the go-ahead despite being labelled ‘selfish’ by a neighbouring pharmacy. County Hall accepted Mr H. Afsarian of Binstead Management’s ...

A decisive vote on the future of the Isle of Wight’s Floating Bridge is expected at County Hall on Thursday (16th October). Members of the economy, regeneration, transport and infrastructure committee (ERTIC) will decide whether to go ahead with a ...

A Learning Support Assistant from Cowes, accused of grooming a teenage pupil, has pleaded not guilty to a number of sexual offences. Melanie Rock, 33, of Arctic Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier today (Tuesday) accused ...

Isle of Wight singer-songwriter Amy Jolliffe has released her latest single, Take Me Home, inspired by the difficulty of maintaining friendships when you are young. Recorded with funding from the Mike Howley Trust, the track was written after a close ...

Vectis RFC teams celebrated a successful weekend on the mainland, with both the Colts and Under 13s securing impressive away victories. The Vectis Colts earned their first win of the season in emphatic fashion, beating Camberley 38-0 despite missing several ...

The RNLI is closing its Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes after more than 60 years of operations - a major blow to local employment and the wider Isle of Wight economy. Staff at the lifeboat centre were informed today ...

Empty office space in the centre of the Isle of Wight’s county town could be converted into a four-bedroom house. Zen Transformations has submitted a planning application seeking a change of use of 29 Pyle Street in Newport – a ...

Plans for potential industrial action involving Wightlink staff have been shelved following an agreement between the cross-Solent ferry operator and the RMT union. It has been confirmed this afternoon (Tuesday) that the RMT has officially withdrawn its ballot for industrial ...

Concerns are growing for a Newport man who has gone missing for a second time this month, with Police issuing another urgent appeal. Simon Ford, 38, from Newport, Isle of Wight, was reported missing at 02:00 this morning (Tuesday 14th ...