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Following the news this morning that the Government intend to sell off Victorian prisons for housing, OnTheWight got in touch with the Ministry of Justice to find out the future of the former Camp Hill prison.
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A builder from Newport was found guilty of taking subcontractor's tax and national insurance contributions and committing tax fraud. Full details in the report.
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A detailed report has revealed that 'almost all' of the 1,081 prisoners are sex offenders. Claimed victimisation and assault levels are 'unusually high'.
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The story of Barbara Cooke's death is at the centre of a national investigation into the health watchdog, the CQC. It took a year from her death until the CQC inspected the care home she resided at.
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A 16 year old girl had her handbag stolen at a bus stop on the Isle of Wight. This is an eFit of the suspect. Do you recognise him? Police are keen to speak him.
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It's the stuff that films are made of. The former councillor and businessman claims to have no memory of the attack which ended with him asking to be shot by police in a stand-off last year.
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It's not clear whether the inmates were trying to escape or just wanted to watch the stars, but officers were tasked with bringing them down late last night.
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The mastermind behind attempt to smuggle 100,000 illicit cigarettes into the UK has been sentenced today.
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Were you one of the 20 or so people who may have seen what happened just before a woman was left unconscious on the pavement in Cowes on Saturday night/Sunday morning? If so, police are keen to hear from you.
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The judge said this man represented "the nightmare of every mother of a teenage girl". Now locked up for over three years, he'll be subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order on release.
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No-one likes the nuisance that dog muck brings to the streets. A London council is working with an innovative company to try and reduce it by actually catching the offenders. Do you think it could work on the Island?
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Police announce no charges after comprehensive investigation into alleged sexual offence conspiracy.
