DANGEROUS DRIVER FILMED NARROWLY AVOIDING HEAD ON COLLISION
A dangerous overtake on a busy main road between Brading and Newport has been captured on the dashcam of an Isle of Wight driver. An Island man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was driving along the Downs Road in the...
Read moreDetailsMISSING PERSON SPARKS SEARCH OF FIRESTONE COPSE
Reports of a missing person have sparked a search of an area of Firestone Copse this evening (Friday). Multiple police units including several cars, a van, an Armed Response Vehicle, and a dog unit assembled at the main Firestone Copse...
Read moreDetailsRESCUE TEAMS RETRIEVE DOG STUCK ON ROCKS NEAR SEAVIEW
Firefighters and Coastguard Rescue Teams have been in action in Seaview after a dog found itself stuck on rocks this evening (Friday). 1 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service appliance from Ryde attended the scene at Seaview...
Read moreDetailsREADERS’ GALLERY: 23RD APRIL 2021
Another week on the Isle of Wight has come and gone, and our readers have been making the most of the wave of sunshine that has been beaming across the Island this week. Mr Foxy visiting our garden, buried his...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN LEFT WITH SMASHED WINDOWS AFTER VANDALS TARGET HOME
A woman is counting the cost of repairing 2 windows at her home in Ventnor after they were found smashed in what appears to have been a deliberate act in the early hours of yesterday morning (Thursday). The woman is...
Read moreDetailsJAMIE RAISES £800 FOR ST GEORGES AND MENTAL HEALTH IN HALF MARATHON CHALLENGE
An Isle of Wight teaching assistant has raised £800 in his solo half-marathon challenge to raise money for the Island’s mental health team, and for St George’s School. Despite his plans for the challenge to take place in February being...
Read moreDetailsNATIONAL FARMERS UNION CALLS FOR MORE RESOURCES TO TACKLE RURAL CRIME
The NFU is calling for more resources to tackle rural crime on the Isle of Wight after a survey revealed the serious impact it is having on farming families and farm businesses. Hundreds of members from across the region -...
Read moreDetailsGLASS IGNITES GARDEN FIRE IN WHITWELL AS TEMPERATURES RISE
Firefighters are battling a garden fire at a residential property in Whitwell this morning (Friday). 1 appliance from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance on Kemming Road, where several metres of undergrowth have...
Read moreDetailsRYDE IN BLOOM TO COME BACK BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE
Ryde Town Council has announced the resurgence of 'Ryde In Bloom', which it says will be bigger and better than ever before. The last year has shown our communities how important gardens and outside spaces are for mental health and...
Read moreDetailsFOOD FANS GET READY! DELIVEROO SET TO BEGIN SERVICES ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
It's been confirmed that popular online food ordering platform Deliveroo is set to start operating its delivery services on the Isle of Wight. The company announced the news earlier this week, with adverts appearing on various social media channels in...
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