CRASH ON THE DOWNS CAUSES ROAD CLOSURES
A 2 vehicle crash on the Downs this morning (Saturday) has led to heavy traffic in the area. Police and firefighters are in attendance at the scene on the junction of Newport Shute, Mersey Downs Road and Downs Road. Firefighter...
Read moreDetailsOUTDOOR THEATRE AT HAVENSTREET THIS SUMMER AS LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN RETURN TO ISLAND
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men Theatre Company will be returning to the Island with their new outdoor production of Romeo & Juliet, taking place at The Isle of Wight Steam Railway on Wednesday 26th July. Quay Arts invites you to join...
Read moreDetailsNEW DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE ANNOUNCED FOR HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY
A new Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) has been appointed for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary following a competitive interview process held last week. DCC Samantha (Sam) de Reya will join the force on Monday 7th August 2023 from Dorset...
Read moreDetailsCAR BLAZE PARTIALLY BLOCKS DUAL CARRIAGEWAY IN NEWPORT
Firefighters are tackling a car fire on the Southbound lane of the dual carriageway in Newport this afternoon (Friday). The incident, which has seen a fire break out within the engine bay of a Ford Focus, has occurred opposite the...
Read moreDetailsGRASSLAND FIRE IN SHALFLEET PROMPTS RESPONSE FROM 3 ISLAND FIRE CREWS
Firefighters from Freshwater, Newport and Ryde are on the scene of a grassland fire on Hamstead Drive in Shalfleet this afternoon (Friday). 2 pumping appliances are on scene alongside the service's Land Rover 4x4. An area of 30m x 10m...
Read moreDetailsHOUR-LONG DELAYS ON WIGHTLINK’S FISHBOURNE TO PORTSMOUTH SERVICE
The Wightlink car ferry is suffering delays of 60 minutes this afternoon (Friday) due to an issue with the boarding ramp at the Gunwharf terminal in Portsmouth. The cross-Solent operator is warning customers of hour-long delays on the Fishbourne to...
Read moreDetailsPOWER CUT IN COWES AFFECTING MORE THAN 500 HOMES AND BUSINESSES
An unplanned power outage in Cowes is affecting 580 households and businesses across 72 postcodes this afternoon (Friday). The outage was reported shortly before 14:00 with SSEN hoping that power will be restored by 18:00 with an engineer being despatched....
Read moreDetailsSUPER SPORTS DAY FOR HUNDREDS OF ISLAND SCHOOL CHILDREN
Around 400 pupils came under starter's orders at the Island’s 3rd PEACH Games last week. The games, launched by the Isle of Wight Council’s Public Health team in collaboration with Premier School Sport Coaching, marked a successful continuation for the...
Read moreDetailsCOMEDIAN JACK CLAY TO PUT ON HIS BIGGEST EVER COMEDY SHOW AT THE VENTNOR FRINGE
Isle of Wight comedian Jack Clay grew up watching stand-up comedy back in his childhood county of Surrey & moved to the Isle of Wight in 2015. In 2019 Jack started doing stand-up comedy and later that year he started...
Read moreDetailsISLAND THEATRE GROUP TO PERFORM NEW ISLE OF WIGHT WITCH MUSICAL AT VENTNOR FRINGE
An exciting Island theatre group will perform an all new musical based on the historical story of the last Island witch Molly Downer as part of the Ventnor Fringe. Written and composed by TIME NOR TIDE PLAYERS CIC – this...
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