ORCHARD HOUSE RESIDENTS RECEIVE BRAND NEW AQUARIUM – WITH A KNITTED TWIST!
Residents at Orchard House care home in Newport were very excited to receive an amazing Knitted Aquarium which was kindly donated by the charity, Embracing Age. This is the first aquarium that the charity has created and, as the name...
Read moreDetailsMAN ARRESTED AFTER OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS GIVING CPR IN GURNARD MEDICAL INCIDENT
A man has been detained by police in Gurnard after repeatedly obstructing the giving of CPR to a seriously ill driver this evening (Tuesday). Multiple police units alongside 2 paramedic crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a...
Read moreDetailsIS THAT A GURT MALLYSHAG YOU’VE GOT THERE NIPPER? EXPLORING THE ISLAND’S DIALECT
A mallyshag. Or, as in English: a caterpillar. (Photo: Noushka31/Wikipedia) To the unsuspecting mainlander, much confusion can be brought by an Isle of Wight'er speaking even the most 'simple' of sentences - after all, all we have to say is...
Read moreDetailsEMERGENCY SERVICES RESPOND AS MULTIPLE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN MIDDLE ROAD COLLISION
Emergency services are rushing to reports of a collision involving multiple vehicles on the Middle Road this afternoon (Tuesday). Several police units have been seen responding through Carisbrooke, with other services also responding to the incident which has occurred between...
Read moreDetailsGOVERNMENT PLANNING RULES MAKE IT HARDER TO REJECT APPLICATIONS SAYS ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
The Isle of Wight Council has moved to explain government rules which are making it harder for Island councillors to reject planning applications for housing on non-previously developed sites. For a while now, Whitehall has required the council to place...
Read moreDetailsNEW PODCAST AVAILABLE FOR SSEN CUSTOMERS NEEDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING POWERCUTS
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is calling on residents across its South East region to sign up to its Priority Services Register (PSR) to receive extra support during power cuts and to find out more about energy efficiency and...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR CASCADE: AFTERMATH REVEALED AS TORRENTS OF WATER RIP UP ROAD
The aftermath of yesterday's torrential downpours has now been revealed in Ventnor, where extreme amounts of water caused significant damage to one of the town's most iconic roads. Shore Hill - one of the main access routes to Ventnor seafront...
Read moreDetailsVULNERABLE MISSING 31-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM SURREY COULD BE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Surrey Police, alongside colleagues from Hampshire Constabulary, have launched an appeal to locate a vulnerable woman who it is believed could be on the Isle of Wight. 31-year-old Keighley, from Shepperton, was last seen on Holloway Hill in Chertsey at...
Read moreDetailsTERM START DELAYED AFTER RANSOMWARE CYBER ATTACK HOLDS ISLAND SCHOOLS HOSTAGE
Fears for the personal data of over a thousand students have been sparked after the Island Education Federation fell victim to a ransomware cyberattack last week - with several schools now announcing that their pupils will return to school several...
Read moreDetails2 BIG NAMES JOIN ISLAND MASTERS SERIES AT SMALLBROOK
The second round of the Island Masters track racing series is the feature event this Thursday (5th August) at the Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde as the Wightlink Warriors very successful Summer Spectaculars continue. The first round of the Island Masters...
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