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34-year-old Leszak Berezniak has been ordered to pay a High Street retailer £110 in compensation after stealing a pair of trainers and a jumper from the store. Berezniak, of Fort Street in Sandown but previously of Grove Road in Sandown, ...

A pedestrian has been struck by a car in Sandown this evening (New Year’s Eve), leading to a large emergency response and several road closures. Police and paramedics are currently on scene at Avenue Road, at the roundabout junction with ...

Wootton Primary School has been described as ‘welcoming’ and ‘highly ambitious’ following a recent ungraded inspection by Ofsted. A report from the government’s schools inspectorate said pupils are enthusiastic about their learning, settle into school quickly and develop positive learning ...

The discovery of a man's body onboard a boat led to an emergency response to Island Harbour this morning (New Year’s Eve), with investigations into the circumstances of the death continuing.  Police, paramedics and coastguards attended the scene at Mill ...

Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club finishes the year in style, with national recognition at the British Rowing Awards 2024. At an event last Friday (20th December), Carter Horrix and Louis Sheasby won the Junior Crew Award, impressively overcoming stiff competition from ...

At the halfway point in the season, Ryde C still lead the table, 6 points above their nearest rivals, Ryde Rankers.  Havenstreet A have slipped to 5th place after a 7-3 defeat by Ryde A, who are in 3rd place, ...

A 40-year-old Bembridge man has been charged with drink driving after crashing his van into a ditch on his way home yesterday evening (Monday). Police were called to the B3395 Sandown Road at 18:04 to reports of a single vehicle ...

The Isle of Wight Council has revealed the winners of the 2024 Brighten Your Bag competition, a creative initiative aimed at promoting road safety within primary schools and their communities. The activity encourages pupils to design and decorate their school ...

An individual who fell and injured themselves at the highest point on the Isle of Wight was assisted by coastguards and paramedics yesterday afternoon (Monday). It was just before 14:45 that HM Coastguard tasked Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge and ...

More than 350 fatbergs – vile lumps of fat, oil and grease mixed with wet wipes and other unmentionable material which clog sewer pipes - were blasted away across the Isle of Wight's sewer network in the past year. The ...