DRIVER FLEES AFTER CAR HITS SIGN AND SPINS
11th July 2026
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A committed group of Isle of Wight residents joined together on Saturday (12th January) to highlight and plan actions in order to help prevent NHS services being moved away from the Island. The 'IOW SAVE OUR NHS' group say they...
Read moreDetailsSouthern Vectis, as part of The Go-Ahead Group, has received landmark recognition for best practice in energy management after the transport operator’s units collectively cut carbon emissions by 30% in just 3 years, and by nearly 70% over the past 10...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight’s emergency services have responded to a minor road traffic collision at Knighton Shute this morning (Monday). 2 fire appliances - from Ryde and Newport - were called to the collision involving a Mercedes-Benz A-Class and a...
Read moreDetailsWith their opponents flying high in the league, Ventnor RFC 1st XV went into their game against Ellingham and Ringwood 1XV knowing mistakes would be punished. With that in mind, Ventnor started extremely well with great ball retention and camping...
Read moreDetailsHaving reached the last 16 of the Yetton Plate National Competition, the Ladies of the Isle of Wight Indoor Bowls Club faced the Ladies team from the Horsham Indoor Bowls Club on 5th January. The Islanders got off to a...
Read moreDetailsA high flying businessman who has taken on the lease of The George in Yarmouth has revealed his ambition of turning the West Wight town into the UK's very own St Tropez. Howard Spooner, who is reported to be a...
Read moreDetailsThe occupants of a Peugeot 106 that rolled into a field on Military Road last night (Sunday) have walked away without serious injury. The incident is understood to have occurred at around 21:00 when the small blue hatchback left the...
Read moreDetailsA group of teenagers are suspected of throwing life rings and bins into the sea along the Sandown to Shanklin revetment this morning (Monday). 4 teenagers were seen to be acting suspiciously near to Wight Water at around 06:00, then...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: A teenager has been seriously injured as a result of a boat fire at Cowes Yacht Haven this morning (Monday). Firefighters from Newport and Cowes are currently on scene off the High Street where they are tackling a fire...
Read moreDetailsThe remains of the lock outside East Cowes' liberal club Police are investigating the theft of 2 bikes from East Cowes today (Sunday), 1 of which was taken from the hands of a 13-year-old boy. The nipper was stood with...
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