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Wightlink’s Evening Flyer tickets on the Yarmouth-Lymington route are now valid from 14:00 instead of 16:00 every day. The time adjustment gives foot passengers embarking Wightlink’s car ferries at Yarmouth or Lymington more time to catch up with friends or...
Read moreDetailsFormer Top Gear presenter Rory Reid has been turning heads in the South Wight today (Tuesday) whilst filming with a pair of luxury, high-end cars. A 2019 Bentley Continental GT V8 and a 2019 McLaren GT V8 S-A - thought...
Read moreDetailsA fantastic £1,239 has been raised by Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club as a result of festive collections at both Sainsbury’s and Asda in Newport over the Christmas period. Rotary members, along with Father Christmas, Mrs Christmas and a reindeer, gave...
Read moreDetailsForecasters are predicting that another blanket of fog will move in across the Isle of Wight overnight and into Wednesday morning, resulting in a yellow weather warning being issued. IW Met Service says that fog will develop again after sunset,...
Read moreDetailsPeople who have lost everything in the catastrophic Australian bushfires will be among those to benefit from a grant of AUS$150,000 (£79,000) from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons. The money has been sent to the Disaster Relief Funds set...
Read moreDetailsAround the clock monitoring of Belgrave Road in Ventnor continues this week as the Isle of Wight Council await the collapse of the road, or for the ground movement to stablise. Council officials say that safety continues to be their...
Read moreDetailsA man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence after a 42-year-old man died whilst assisting with tree surgery work in Niton yesterday (Monday). Emergency services were called to Castlehaven Lane in the Undercliff area of Niton...
Read moreDetailsBob Seely MP has hailed the Cowes Men’s Shed as a first-rate example of a project which helps to combat loneliness and social exclusion. The Cowes Men’s Shed – which has been operating since May 2018 - is a place...
Read moreDetailsHomes and businesses in Bembridge have been evacuated as a result of an electricity pole exploding outside the village butchers. A section of Bembridge High Street has been closed this morning (Tuesday) due to the dramatic incident, which unfolded at...
Read moreDetailsThe children of St Helens Primary School are calling on local businesses and members of the public to donate picture frames for an exciting Community Art Project taking place next month. All the children at the school will be producing...
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