CAR AND BIKE CRASH CAUSES DELAYS ON MILITARY ROAD
14th June 2026
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UPDATED: Rescuers are battling to save the life of a dolphin that has washed up on a beach in Sandown this afternoon (Thursday). Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team are on scene at Culver Parade where the animal has beached itself. Water...
Read moreDetailsThe Earl Mountbatten Hospice has relocated its shop in Ventnor with the aim of creating a more open and flexible model for the future. As well as offering a range of second hand goods for sale in order to raise...
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Read moreDetailsPhoto thanks to James Godolphin Red Jet and Hovertravel services have been suspended and Island Line trains have been halted in Ryde this afternoon (Thursday) as a result of the adverse weather currently being experienced across the Isle of Wight....
Read moreDetailsMulti award winning poet and performer Luke Wright, cult comedians Rob Auton and Jessica Fostekew and the Parisian trained Rhum and Clay Theatre are among just a few highlights in the Ventnor Exchange’s new season. Having just celebrated its third...
Read moreDetailsBinstead Primary School near Ryde has been closed to students today (Thursday) as a result of there being no heating or hot water. Parents were told of the issue earlier this morning with hopes that the school would open slightly...
Read moreDetailsBob Seely MP has responded to a consultation on the future of the Island Line by saying that more investment in new trains, stations and track is vital if the Island and the service are to flourish. Bob has said...
Read moreDetailsThe Met Office has issued yet another yellow weather warning for strong winds across the Isle of Wight this morning (Thursday). A spell of strong and gusty winds will move eastwards throughout today with delays to road, rail, air and ferry...
Read moreDetailsA well-thought-out and colourful display of lights, complete with a giant homemade Christmas tree, has been crowned the winner of Light up the Wight 2017. Entry number 9 - Green Lane on the corner of King Edward's Close - received...
Read moreDetailsIslanders are being encouraged to tune in to BBC2 tomorrow (Thursday 4th January) at 18:30 to see the Isle of Wight Steam Railway featured on Michael Portillo’s Great British Railway Journeys. In this series Michael Portillo embarks on a railway...
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