ISLAND EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIVES START THEIR JOURNEY TO BECOME PARAMEDICS
4 Emergency Vehicle Operatives from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have joined a cohort of 24 Emergency Care Assistants from a neighboring service to embark on the Paramedic Apprenticeship. Adam, Lynsey, Kenny and Steve, join a group from South...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT’S IFPL GROUP ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE AEROSPACE DEVELOPER
Isle of Wight-based IFPL Group Limited, an award-winning company specialising in the design and manufacture of airline passenger interface solutions, has announced today that it has acquired Cobalt Aerospace Group Limited. Together, the 2 companies will offer customers a broader...
Read moreDetailsSTATE OF THE HIGH STREET: EMPTY SHOPS, HIGH RENTS AND DWINDLING FOOTFALL
Although many businesses have been re-opening their doors this week as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, the declining state of the High Street - particularly in Newport - is evident with a number of notable, permanent closures over the winter...
Read moreDetails3 VEHICLE CRASH IN ARRETON CAUSES HEAVY DELAYS
Emergency services have been called to a 3-car collision on a main road through Arreton this morning (Monday). Fire appliances from Shanklin and Newport are on scene alongside colleagues from the Police and paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS MOBILISED TO HEDGEROW BLAZE IN NORTHWOOD PARK
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been in attendance at a fire in the open in Northwood Park this morning (Monday). The retained appliance was called to the scene at 08:37 where a hedgerow and...
Read moreDetailsNO FURTHER ACTION AGAINST DUO WHO THREATENED POLICE DURING STOP AND SEARCH
Hampshire Constabulary has revealed that no further action will be taken against a duo who threatened officers in Sandown on Saturday night (10th April). A police presence consisting of several cars and 3 police vans was seen on Sandown Esplanade...
Read moreDetailsCONTROLLED EXPLOSION CARRIED OUT AFTER ORDNANCE DISCOVERY IN BEMBRIDGE
HM Coastguard and the Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team are in attendance at a section of beach in Bembridge following the discovery of an unexploded bomb this afternoon (Sunday). A 200m cordon has been put in place by members...
Read moreDetailsISLAND FREEMASONS CONTRIBUTE TO £1MILLION TOTAL FOR THOSE IN NEED DURING PANDEMIC
Freemasons across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight helped raise £1million to support those in need during the COVID pandemic in 2020. The money raised by the organisation in England and Wales helped communities by funding foodbanks and PPE and...
Read moreDetailsCYCLIST SUFFERS HEAD INJURY IN ST LAWRENCE COLLISION
A cyclist has been rushed to hospital under Police escort after suffering a head injury in an incident in St Lawrence today (Sunday). Emergency services responded to Seven Sisters Road, at the bottom of St Lawrence Shute, at just before...
Read moreDetailsWALL SMASHED IN 2 CAR COLLISION IN NEWPORT
2 cars have been left damaged following a collision on a residential Newport street this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services are in attendance at the junction of Clarence Road and Mount Pleasant Road, where 2 cars have collided. A red Ford...
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