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The IW Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for fog, which is set to come into force today (Sunday). The service says that coastal fog in southern and western parts will occasionally spread to other areas at times...
Read moreDetailsRyde Town Council is pleased to announce that they have successfully employed 2 young people, thanks to the Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) new Kickstart Scheme. This has enabled the young people, to move away from Universal Credit and...
Read moreDetailsThe wife of the former Chief Operating Officer at Wightfibre, who died in a road traffic collision, has said she believes her husband would still be alive had the driver that caused the collision been travelling at a safer speed....
Read moreDetailsEmergency services including the Police, Ambulance Service and the Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at a road traffic collision near Havenstreet this evening (Saturday). At least 5 police units alongside 2 ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and 2...
Read moreDetailsYoung people in need of mental health support on the Isle of Wight will be able to take advantage of a new digital service that will allow them to access online support from professionals. Online platform Kooth is available for...
Read moreDetailsSandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat uses a tractor to launch it’s vessel from the beach. Crew members of the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have launched an appeal on social media after members of the public parked in designated emergency...
Read moreDetailsDamage was caused to a parked car on St John's Road in Sandown. A Sandown man charged with several driving offences undertook a 9-week rehabilitation course at his own expense, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard yesterday (Friday). 42-year-old...
Read moreDetailsMountbatten has announced its plans to take on more volunteers to support specific areas of the charity. Roles are available in all 10 Mountbatten shops across the Island, as well as its hospice café and John Cheverton Centre, which provides...
Read moreDetails3 members of Wight Tri travelled to the New Forest to take part in the Challenging events triathlons. Jonny Woodhouse completed his first standard distance triathlon in the New Forest on Sunday, racing in the Huntsman Triathlon. Jonny placed in the...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are attending to a cyclist who has been knocked and from his bike and sustained serious injuries in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday). Several police units alongside colleagues from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service rushed to the scene...
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