DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS IN VENTNOR
11th July 2026
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Residents in Bembridge are being given the opportunity to have their say on the future of the village at a special consultation and information tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd April). The event, which is being held in the Village Hall on the...
Read moreDetails‘Chaos and misery’ were words used to describe the scene at St Saviours Primary School when All Saints parents joined the morning drop off today (Monday). Parents of All Saints CE school, which is threatened with closure, decided to test...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight RFC’s second team secured the Hampshire Three title at Rotherwick on Saturday with a resounding defeat of nearest challengers Hook & Odiham. When the need was greatest and with their season on the line, the Islanders delivered...
Read moreDetailsThe sale of St Vincent’s Care Home in Binstead has now been completed, with an experienced operator taking over the helm. Registered for 25 residents, St Vincent’s at Binstead Road is a care home for ex-military servicemen, women and widows...
Read moreDetailsSailGP will make its European debut this summer, touching down in Cowes following the American leg of the global championship’s inaugural season. Tickets for front row viewing of the world’s fastest on-water racing are now on sale for Cowes SailGP,...
Read moreDetailsHavenstreet & Ashey Parish Council, in partnership with the Community Association and St Peter’s Church, have launched a number of new Foodbank collection points in the local area. Following a recent visit to the Isle of Wight Foodbank HQ in...
Read moreDetailsRyde Rowing Club competed in their first event of the season on Saturday 23rd March – the BTC Rowing Club's Coastal and Head of the River Race. The Wightlink-sponsored club had a young and relatively inexperienced team afloat with several...
Read moreDetailsWight Noize is back for 2019, giving young musicians the chance to play on the main stage at this year's the Isle of Wight Festival - the same stage that the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Queen and The Rollings Stones...
Read moreDetailsEmergency services are responding to a road traffic collision between the villages of Shorwell and Brighstone this morning (Monday). The single vehicle incident has occurred on Walkers Lane at the Shorwell end of the B3399. Police, fire and ambulance crews...
Read moreDetailsMotorists on the Isle of Wight will soon be sporting IW number plates for the first time following an announcement by authorities that the well-known HW prefix is to be replaced. Historically, vehicles registered on the Isle of Wight since...
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