‘A RATHER BEWILDERING SPECTACLE’ – ISLAND’S CARNIVAL STORY COLLECTED AS PART OF HERITAGE PROJECT
Re-imagined Keystone Kops in rehearsal - children at Oakfield Primary summer school, getting ready for Thursday’s performance The New Carnival Company (NCC) has been working hard throughout the pandemic to deliver its 2019-awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund project called ‘A...
Read moreDetailsNO MORE MCDONALDS MILKSHAKES! NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WREAK HAVOC
Milkshakes are currently unavailable at McDonald's stores due to nationwide issues with the fast-food giant's supply chain. The issues mean that the chain is struggling to source a number of menu items with 1,250 stores in England, Scotland, and Wales...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER REACHES 100 DAYS IN OFFICE
On Friday 20 August, Donna Jones the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight reached her 100 days in office since being elected in May 2021. Commissioner Jones said: “Since being elected, I have hit the...
Read moreDetailsMAN’S £15,000 LEGACY TO BENEFIT ANIMALS AIDED BY ISLAND’S RSPCA
The Isle of Wight's RSPCA branch has received a generous legacy donation from a man inspired by the work of the centre’s manager, Suzanne Pugh. Alan Miller, who died suddenly in 2018, had followed Suzanne’s career in animal welfare for...
Read moreDetailsFORT WALKERS STRUGGLING TO GET BACK ASHORE PROMPT RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYMENT
Emergency rescue teams including Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to assist 2 walkers who were reported to be in difficulty during an attempt to walk to St Helen's Fort this evening (Monday). Bembridge RNLI's Inshore...
Read moreDetailsE-SCOOTERS: 18-YEAR-OLD TO APPEAR IN COURT ON DRINK DRIVING CHARGE
An 18-year-old man will appear before Isle of Wight Magistrates after being charged with drink-driving on an E-scooter. Jasper Firth, of Cambridge Grove, Hammersmith, will appear before the court on the 10th September following his arrest on Shanklin Esplanade on...
Read moreDetailsSAM GIBBONS: FAMILY AND FRIENDS MEMORIALISE MOTORCYCLIST WHO LOST LIFE IN COLLISION
31-year-old Sam Gibbons lost his life in a motorcycle collision in July. The family and friends of Sam Gibbons - an Isle of Wight motorcyclist who sadly passed away following a collision in July - have come together to remember...
Read moreDetailsSCARECROW FESTIVAL AND SALE TRAIL BACK IN BRADING FOR 2021
Brading Scarecrow Festival and Sale Trail are set to return for their 6th year - with this year's event set to feature over 40 stuffed creations! The event will this year run between the 23rd and 30th August, with scarecrows...
Read moreDetailsALMOST ALL VISITORS BANNED FROM ST MARY’S HOSPITAL UNDER LATEST RESTRICTIONS
Only those nearing the end of their life, child inpatients, and those giving birth will be allowed to receive visitors at St Mary's Hospital, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed. Enhanced visiting restrictions are now in place across...
Read moreDetailsINJURIES SUSTAINED AS 15 PEOPLE INVOLVED IN LATE NIGHT BRAWL IN UNION STREET
Hampshire Constabulary is making further inquiries following a large-scale public disorder incident in Ryde's Union Street in the early hours of Saturday morning (21st August). Several police units attended the scene in Ryde's main nightlife district at around 02:00 following...
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