FOOD COLLECTION CALL FOR ISLAND VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT CHARITIES
People on the Isle of Wight are being urged to give the gift of their time to take part in the UK’s biggest food donation drive. The Tesco Food Collection is taking place in Tesco stores from 30th November to...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE OFFICERS AND STAFF RECOGNISED AT ISLE OF WIGHT AREA COMMANDER’S AWARDS
Superintendent Rob Mitchell was joined at Newport Congregational Church by Chief Constable Scott Chilton, His Majesty’s Vice Lord Lt, Brigadier Maurice Sheen, and High Sheriff for the Isle of Wight Mrs Dawn Haig-Thomas, to recognise the achievements of officers and...
Read moreDetailsSEELY SLAMS ‘LEFT-WING’ ISLAND COUNCILLORS IN PARLIAMENT OVER SCHOOL PLACE PLANNING
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely slammed the Isle of Wight Council’s handling of school place planning in Parliament yesterday (Monday), with the Education Minister confirming that the Government has concerns over education on the Isle of Wight. During Education...
Read moreDetailsDEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE PRISON IN SUPPORT OF TRANS ACTIVIST SARAH JANE BAKER
Supporters of trans activist Sarah Jane Baker - who is currently imprisoned in HMP Isle of Wight - descended on Newport on Saturday (21st October) in protest of her incarceration. Baker was assigned male at birth and convicted of kidnap...
Read moreDetails6 RED JET SERVICES CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO ‘STRONG WINDS’
Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has announced the cancellation of 6 Red Jet services due to 'strong winds combined with Red Jet 4 operating limitations' this afternoon (Monday). Although the weather seems much calmer than that experienced during Storm Babet last...
Read moreDetailsORCHARD HOUSE MANAGING DIRECTOR IS RECOGNISED FOR HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL CARE
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Orchard House Care Home in Newport are celebrating because their Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, has been nominated as a finalist in the Great British Care Awards 2023. The London final is part of the Great...
Read moreDetailsCAR CAREERS THROUGH HEDGE ON MAIN ROAD BETWEEN WHITWELL AND VENTNOR
A silver Ford Fiesta ST ended up in a field after ploughing through a hedge between Whitwell and Ventnor recently. The incident is thought to have taken place last week on a stretch of Whitwell Road between St Lawrence Shute...
Read moreDetailsISLANDERS ASKED TO SUPPORT NHS AS PRESSURE ON SERVICES ESCALATES
As Winter approaches and pressure increases on the Island’s NHS services, St Mary’s Hospital has asked Islanders for their support. Families and friends are being asked to support the NHS by collecting patients from hospital as soon as they are...
Read moreDetailsNUMBER OF SMOKERS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT PLUMMETS ACCORDING TO LATEST FIGURES
The number of Islanders aged 18 or over who were current smokers in 2022 decreased dramatically according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures show that in 2022, 9.5% of adult Islanders were current...
Read moreDetailsBOB SEELY INVITES YOUNG ISLANDERS TO DESIGN HIS 2023 ELECTRONIC CHRISTMAS CARD
MP Bob Seely is inviting primary school children across the Island to submit their designs for his Christmas card competition. The winning design will feature on the MP’s electronic Christmas card this year. Bob said: “This year I want to...
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