QUAYCONNECT SERVICE SUSPENDED AFTER ROAD COLLISION IN SOUTHAMPTON
Islanders using RedJet services to Southampton are unable to use the company's QuayConnect service after a road traffic collision in Southampton prompted its suspension. The service ordinarily connects foot passengers from the RedJet and car ferry service from the terminals...
Read moreDetailsSOUTHERN WATER REVEALS ALL ABOUT APPLEY SEWER REPAIRS (WHICH WON’T BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER)
Disruptive works to repair a main sewer that runs along Ryde seafront, which have already cost £2.5million, won't be completed in time for the peak summer season, according to Southern Water's area manager who has been speaking exclusively to Island...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE LAUNCH OPERATION SCEPTRE AS PART OF MOVE TO TACKLE KNIFE CRIME
Police on the Isle of Wight are intensifying efforts to tackle knife crime as part of a national week of action looking at key themes such as prevention and education and officers carrying out targeted operations alongside partner agencies. Operation...
Read moreDetails‘YOUR POLITICS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE’ – GREEN CANDIDATE RECEIVES TARGETED LETTER AT HOME
The Isle of Wight Green Party has reported the damage and theft of several of its campaign signs from gardens in Shanklin, along with an 'unprecedented but targeted' written warning posted anonymously through the door of one of its county...
Read moreDetailsSUBTLE LINKS BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND THE FUNERAL OF PRINCE PHILIP REVEALED
Viewers watching the funeral of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh would be forgiven for missing it - but within the ceremony nestled a key link to the Isle of Wight. An Island author has recalled his visit to...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK WARRIORS SHALE TRACK TEAM REVEAL FIXTURES FOR 2021 SEASON
The Wightlink Warriors Shale Track Racing Club has announced its NORA Motorsport race programme for 2021 - with eleven consecutive weekly meetings from late June - featuring something for every shale track racing follower. The news comes as the team...
Read moreDetailsYACHT AGROUND ON RYDE SANDS PROMPTS COASTGUARD CALLOUT
Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team members were called into action after a 42ft sailing yacht ran aground on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Sunday). The team was tasked alongside Ryde Inshore Rescue by HM Coastguard to assist the...
Read moreDetailsNEW UNOFFICIAL WORLD RECORD SET IN COWES TO DINARD RACE
Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay set an unofficial world record for the Cowes-Dinard Course, but alas for the team based in Hamble, the euphoria was short-lived. On Thursday 22nd April 2021, MOD70 PowerPlay completed the 138-mile course Cowes to Dinard Course...
Read moreDetailsKITE SURFER IN DISTRESS PULLED FROM THE WATER NEAR RYDE PIER
Members of the public have worked alongside rescue teams to pull a kitesurfer in distress from the water next to Ryde Pier this afternoon (Sunday). The alarm was first raised shortly after 11:40 when the kitesurfer was seen to capsize...
Read moreDetails9 POSTCODES IN THE SHANKLIN AREA WITHOUT POWER UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
Some residents in Shanklin are without power this evening (Saturday), as 9 postcodes suffer from electricity outages. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say that a fault was reported at 21:30, and that engineers are working to rectify the issue. It...
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