SUMMER HOLIDAY DELAYS AFTER MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION IN LAKE
31st July 2026
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1st August 2026
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Former Top Gear presenter Rory Reid got heads turning when he came to the Isle of Wight with a Bentley Continental GT V8 and McLaren GT V8 S-A earlier this month - and now the full review video has gone live...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters have used a stirrup pump and rods to extinguish a small fire in a chimney at a property in Cowes this evening (Friday). 1 appliance was Newport was mobilised to an address on Place Road at 18:10. It was...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters from Ryde responded to reports of persons trapped inside a car following a road traffic collision in the town - but the scene wasn't quite as expected. 2 appliances were mobilised to Quarry Road at around 17:30 this evening...
Read moreDetailsNetwork Ryde has won a national award for its work tackling underage drinking as part of the Ryde Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP). Maiya Dixon and India Dale of Network Ryde received the CAP Innovation Award from Elizabeth Fairhurst, CEO of...
Read moreDetailsA motorcyclist has come off their bike and is lying injured in bushes at the side of the road at Brading Downs this afternoon (Friday). Police are in attendance near the viewpoint car park on Brading Down Road. Initial reports...
Read moreDetailsSandown & Shanklin welcomed Farnborough RFC to the Fairway and looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss the previous weekend, away to Alresford. A fast start saw the Hurricanes break up the field and put early pressure on the...
Read moreDetails2 people have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs following a raid on a property in Lake today (Friday). Officers investigating the supply of class A drugs on the Isle of Wight carried...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services have been called to a road traffic collision on St John's Road in Shanklin this afternoon (Friday). 2 cars are said to be involved in the incident, which has occurred on the busy side road connecting Victoria Avenue...
Read moreDetailsWightlink will be running a revised timetable next week to enable the ferry 'Wight Light' to have an engine replaced. The cross-Solent operator says that the Fishbourne-Portsmouth service will be disrupted between Monday 3rd and Friday 7th February inclusive. Engines...
Read moreDetailsCommunity-based mental health services on the Isle of Wight have improved, but staff morale remains low according to inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The health regulator has announced that Isle of Wight NHS Trust has taken action to...
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