3 hrs ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press
Isle of Wight commonwealth's attorney joins call for resignations
L. Wayne Farmer, the commonwealth's attorney for Isle of Wight County, has written a strongly worded letter calling for the resignation of Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey and Isle of Wight School Board member Herb DeGroft because of their distribution of racist email.
7 hrs ago | Basingstoke Gazette
Police chief to appoint island assistant
AN ASSISTANT to Hampshire's Police and Crime Commissioner will receive more than A 10,000 a year for working one day a week.
11 hrs ago | Western Gazette
Concrete soldier stolen from outside house in Wimborne
A SOLID concrete model of a soldier, measuring three feet in height, has been stolen from outside a house in a cul-de-sac in Wimborne.
12 hrs ago | Isle of Wight County Press
THE election of a new IW Council earlier this month had its moments. There was the occasional hissy fit, a pleasing amount of indignant posturing and a few discreet hernias sustained by those candidates attempting to straddle the increasingly wide political divide before eventually lurching from one side to the other.
15 hrs ago | Newsday
Power station future 'undecided'
In the short-term, the station will operate as a control base for five sites across England generating power from open cycle gas turbines.
19 hrs ago | FarmingUK
Isle of Wight sees largest sale of farmland for 10 years
Thorley Farm is the largest block of farmland to come onto the Isle of Wight market for over 10 years.
A 13 MILLION court house is to open in Newport this autumn.
The magistrates' court off Lower Dock Street will replace the old court in Clytha Park Road which shut in January 2012.
Technology helps bring Island dinosaurs to the world
EXPERTS from the British Geological Survey are using new technology help bring the Isle of Wight's celebrated prehistoric history to a global audience.
The only way in Wessex: an electric car
Clean and cheap -but cheerful? Simon Calder sets the controls of a battery-powered vehicle for an epic journey from the New Forest to nuclear Dorset Simon Calder is Travel Editor at Large for The Independent, writing a weekly column, various articles and features as well as filming a weekly video diary.
Music festival food inspires potato dish
FEAST your eyes on this. A whole soft French cheese, one large onion and half a glass of white wine go to make the South East's favourite potato dish.
Open verdict following Compton death
AN OPEN verdict has been recorded following the death of a woman whose car plunged 250ft off cliffs at Compton Chine last October.
Man found dead on Isle of Wight
Investigators look for clues to what killed a Midway man near this all-terrain vehicle along Lake Rosalind Road Thusday morning.
'Embarrassment' of the unused police HQ bought for A 9.6m
Now, five years on - and after spending more than A 1.8m of taxpayers cash on round the clock security for the controversial site - police chiefs are to finally cut their losses and sell it off.
Racist emails ignite fury in Isle of Wight County
Racially tinged emails forwarded by two officials in this rural county have led to turmoil on the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, calls for the officials' resignations, and may contribute to the departure of the schools superintendent.
Gwent Police warn drug gangs as heroin five get jail
A GANG who brought at least A 50,000-worth of heroin to Newport from Bristol were jailed for a total of 34 years.
Tributes paid after cliff death
Tributes have been paid to Isle of Wight man Daniel Dwight. Picture courtesy of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police.
Chief Inspector to leave the Island
Chief Inspector Nick Heelan is to leave the Isle of Wight to become Detective Chief Inspector of the professional standards department in Winchester.
Cherry Thatch, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
A thatched cottage in the small hamlet of Roud, within easy reach of the Shanklin seaside resort and the main town of Newport.
Get your business started with A 1.85m start up fund
IT IS the "pot of gold" that could create hundreds of new jobs and give a much-needed boost to Hampshire businesses.
Fifty-five beaches meet new rules
More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards, recognising their high standards and water quality.