THE OPERATOR of a Shanklin kebab house was taken to court by the council for violating food hygiene regulations. Adem Kaya, 38, of Love Lane, Cowes, from Yummy Tummy on Shanklin High Street, plead guilty to three food hygiene offences at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court.

Late-night ferries between Fishbourne and Portsmouth will be cancelled for five weeks while roadworks are carried out at Fishbourne Lane. The last ferry will leave Portsmouth at 8pm, Monday to Thursday, and at 9pm on Fridays. Sailings will then resume at 3am. Weekend sailings will not be affected.

A popular Isle of Wight walking route has been closed due to a landslip. An emergency closure notice has been issued for the T16 footpath in Totland, which runs through Headon Warren.

A young Island actor is making moves in the film industry after landing a role in a new blockbuster movie alongside a bunch of Hollywood stars. Tori Ross, 14, stars as Young Paige in a new film, Fighting With My Family, which follows the true story of professional wrestler, Saraya 'Paige' Bevis. Famous actor, Nick Frost, acts alongside Tori as Paige's father, while 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Merchant and Lena Headey all star in the movie.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. At around 5.30pm last Wednesday, Feburary 13, a police officer was detaining one man under the Misuse of Drugs Act at Pallance Road, Northwood, when he was assaulted by another man.

A gas leak led to the closure of Yarmouth High Street and the evacuation of three properties. A statement from SGN said: "Our engineers were called to a property in High Street, Yarmouth, earlier today after a gas service pipe was damaged by a third party."

An Isle of Wight councillor has announced his intentions to stand in the next parliamentary election. Cllr Karl Love, councillor for East Cowes, said he felt he could 'put people first' and bring something new to Island politics.

A second dead sea mammal has been washed up on an Island beach over the weekend. The Harbour Porpoise was discovered on Brook Beach after a dolphin was found on Whale Chine, Chale, last week.