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Isle of Wight council to receive £1.6 million to deal with potholes in latest Government announcement
22, May 2024·1 min readCall for medical negligence scrutiny after contaminated blood compensation scheme launchBlood scandal cover-up: PCC Jones calls for accountability and justice for victims
22, May 2024·2 min readNational Police Chiefs Council urges a review of arrest practices amid prison overcrowdingPolice consider arrests strategy in response to National Police Chiefs Council's letter highlighting the urgent need to address overcrowded prisons
19, May 2024·1 min readFamily seeks assistance in recovering cherished portrait from Island country house (Updated)Family pleads for return of a priceless print stolen from their Isle of Wight home
11, May 2024·1 min readLetter: Inquiry demanded into wasted £8.7 billion on defective PPE and Conservative Party linksThis reader questions lack of legal action on botched £8.7 billion PPE deals
10, May 2024·1 min readWhatsApp group chats: A new target for fraudsters, says Action FraudStay alert: WhatsApp group chat users targeted by sophisticated fraud schemes
15, April 2024·2 min readSeven years for Cowes teen found guilty of terrorism-related offencesIsle of Wight teenager jailed for terrorist plot and spreading extremist material
11, April 2024·2 min readRepeat offender faces jail for shoplifting and breach of Criminal Behaviour OrderHabitual offender jailed after continuous shoplifting and flouting court orders
22, March 2024·2 min readResidents warned against condensation scam calls, ‘inheritance’ letter scam and fake surveyor visitsResidents advised to stay vigilant against convincing inheritance scams reported recently
18, March 2024·2 min readHabitual offender on Isle of Wight banned in crackdown on shopliftingIf Warren Russell breaches any of the prohibitions, he will risk going back to prison
14, March 2024·1 min readIsle of Wight man sentenced to 15 years for rape and coercive control in GosportA 28-year-old man receives a 15-year jail term for rape and coercive control
12, March 2024·1 min readCarlauren Group: Three arrested as part of alleged £76 million fraud involving luxury care homesSerious Fraud Office make arrests as part of an investigation of the Carlauren Group
6, March 2024·2 min readIsle of Wight council invests in dedicated Coroners’ Court facilitiesThe Local Authority has an obligation to provide the Coroner with what she needs to discharge her statutory function and deliver the service