WOMAN IN 60S SUFFERS INJURIES AFTER PAN DOG ATTACK
A woman in her 60s has suffered significant arm injuries after being attacked by a dog in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). Officers were called at 13:13 this afternoon to a report of a dog fighting with another dog and biting...
Read moreDetailsCAN YOU HELP GET ANNA TO DRAMA SCHOOL? FUNDRAISING APPEAL LAUNCHED FOR ISLAND ACTRESS
The family of an Isle of Wight aspiring actress have launched a fundraising appeal to help get her to drama school. 22-year-old Anna has Noonans Syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome that has caused her to have autism and learning disabilities...
Read moreDetailsMP MEETS EMERGENCY NHS STAFF WORKING ON THE FRONTLINE
MP Bob Seely has met with frontline NHS staff to hear more about how the services they deliver have evolved throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and their longer-term plans. During his visit Mr Seely met with paramedics, the Patient Transport Service,...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES RUSH TO MIDDLE ROAD COLLISION
Emergency services are rushing to the scene of a collision on the Middle Road this lunchtime (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service...
Read moreDetailsYACHT POSING DANGER TO SHIPPING RETRIEVED BY YARMOUTH RNLI
Yarmouth’s Severn class all weather lifeboat was tasked to assist a 45ft sailing vessel with a loss of power and a potential danger to shipping last night (Friday). The RNLI volunteer crew headed west out of the Solent on a...
Read moreDetailsFORMER OLYMPIAN TEAMS UP WITH WESSEX CANCER TRUST TO START ‘SWIM FOR HOPE’ EVENT IN SEPTEMBER
Former Team GB Olympic and England swimmer, Ricky Burrell, will officially start Wessex Cancer Trust’s Swim for Hope event on Saturday 4th September. 40 swimmers are taking part in the 1.3-mile cross Solent swim between Hurst Point in Hampshire and Colwell Bay on the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsNSPCC LAUNCH BOOK TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM SEXUAL ABUSE
Huge appreciation has been given to members of the public who supported a crowdfunding campaign for the children’s charity NSPCC - helping it to launch its first children’s book. Pantosaurus and the Power of PANTS is based on the charity’s...
Read moreDetailsFUNDING SECURED TO SUPPORT NEW ‘T’ LEVELS AT ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE
The Isle of Wight College is pleased to announce that it has secured funding from the Department for Education to help support the delivery of new Level 3 qualifications in the academic year commencing September 2022. T Levels are an...
Read moreDetailsYACHT AGROUND IN PRIORY BAY SPARKS LATE NIGHT SHOUT FOR BEMBRIDGE RNLI
Bembridge RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat and All-Weather Lifeboat were launched this evening to assist a 30 foot sailing yacht aground in Priory Bay with 2 people onboard. Both the RNLB Norman Harvey and the RNLB Alfred Albert Williams were requested by HM Coastguard...
Read moreDetailsREADERS’ GALLERY: 27TH AUGUST 2021
As the end of summer is almost upon us and the nights begin drawing in, some fantastic sunsets are amongst the shots captured in this weeks Readers' Gallery. Woodpecker ~ Photo credit Josh Thomas Why hello ~ Photo credit Josh...
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