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Lymington RNLI was called to its first rescue of the year by HM Coastguard on Saturday (18th January), which saw the lifeboat and her crew responding to Newtown on the Isle of Wight. The Atlantic 85 class inshore lifeboat 'David...
Read moreDetails*Wightlink have confirmed that this travel update was issued in error. The Fishbourne-Portsmouth service is running as normal* Wightlink have cancelled the 10:30 sailing from Fishbourne this morning (Tuesday) due to one of their ferries having reduced power, mixed with...
Read moreDetailsTraffic heading in and out of Cowes is tailed back due to temporary traffic lights at Northwood this morning (Tuesday). Contractors have set up roadworks outside the tank museum, which is leading to lengthy delays in both directions. Southern Vectis...
Read moreDetails50 years after the Isle of Wight made history with the biggest rock festival ever staged in the UK, Experience 1970 is returning to the iconic and original Island site to mark the anniversary with a celebratory weekend festival in...
Read moreDetailsThe force was strong for WightFibre and UKSA at their latest Charity Premiere for the release of Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker last month, with over £7,000 raised for UKSA. The event took place on the film’s release...
Read moreDetailsThe Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has been taken offline after suffering a mechanical breakdown during a shout on the Island this afternoon (Monday). Specialist doctors were called to a trauma incident at Niton Undercliff at just before...
Read moreDetailsA yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for the Isle of Wight by local forecasters IW Met Service. Localised fog patches will develop throughout the night with the risk of more extensive fog developing towards dawn. Visibility will...
Read moreDetailsCANCELLED - The planned departure of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been cancelled. A new date will be advised by the Royal Navy in due course. HMS Queen Elizabeth will set sail from Portsmouth tomorrow morning (Tuesday) to conduct the first...
Read moreDetailsScottish and Southern Electricity Networks has today (Monday) launched it's 'Not Worth The Risk’ campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of tampering with and altering electricity supplies. Using the hashtag #NOTWORTHTHERISK, the network operator is using social media to...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is working to raise awareness of a successful project helping to support victims of domestic violence on the Island. In less than a year, The Dragonfly Project has trained more than 70...
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