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THE NEEDLES OPERATOR AGREES LEASE FOR SANDHAM GARDENS
Heritage Great Britain, the owner and operator of The Needles Landmark Attraction, Snowdon Mountain Railway and Land’s End, has agreed a 50-year lease with Sandown Town Council to develop Sandham Gardens. A public consultation takes place later this month where...
Read moreDetailsVAN AND CAR SMASH CLOSES DOVER STREET
Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service are attending to the occupants of 2 vehicles following a crash on Dover Street in Ryde this evening (Tuesday). 2 ambulances and Police are on scene at the junction of Dover Street and...
Read moreDetailsTRAIN FIRE BREAKS OUT ON RYDE PIER
UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is attending a reported fire on board a train at Ryde Pier this evening (Tuesday). 4 appliances from Ryde, Shanklin and Newport are on scene alongside the Land Rover Defender from Ryde....
Read moreDetailsPOTENTIAL NEW HOME OF NEWPORT FOOTBALL CLUB REVEALED
UPDATED: Newport Football Club looks set to relocate to land on the outskirts of Newport near Whippingham, it has been revealed tonight (Monday). The club has been given notice to quit the existing ground at St George's Park to make...
Read moreDetailsNISSAN CRASHES THROUGH WALL IN RYDE CAR PARK
A car has crashed through a fence and a wall at a car park in Ryde this afternoon (Monday). Police are attending the scene of the low-speed impact at Garfield Road in the centre of town. The driver of the...
Read moreDetailsMOTORCYCLE SET ON FIRE IN COWES
UPDATED: Firefighters have extinguished a motorcycle blaze in Cowes this evening (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to the scene at Cowes Skate Park at around 18:45. Crews arrived at Park Road to discover a...
Read moreDetailsGRITTERS DEPLOYED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON
Gritters will be out and about across the Island's road network from 19:00 this evening (Sunday) for the first time this season. Island Roads are anticipating low temperatures overnight, resulting in the fleet undertaking a full salt run across 6...
Read moreDetailsOCCUPANT TRAPPED IN FAIRLEE ROAD CRASH
UPDATED: Firefighters are working alongside Paramedics to extricate the occupant of a Vauxhall Astra following a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Sunday). 2 fire appliances from Newport are in attendance at the scene of the...
Read moreDetailsFIRE CREWS ASSIST IN EXTRICATION OF PATIENT IN ‘LIFE THREATENING’ CONDITION
The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have tonight (Saturday) assisted the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in extricating a patient in a ‘life-threatening’ condition from a property in Nettlestone. 2 appliances from Ryde Fire Station were called to Nettlestone...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE CALLED OVER CONCERNS FOR PERSON ON PIER
Concerns for the welfare of a person on Ryde Pier have been alleviated following a Police response to the scene this afternoon (Saturday). Officers made their way to the ‘wet end’ of the Pier at around 15:30 following reports of...
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