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CARAVAN OWNERS AT ST HELENS HOLIDAY PARK GIVEN THEIR MARCHING ORDERS
UPDATED: Owners of static caravans located at St Helens Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight have been told they must vacate the site by 31st December in order to make way for site improvements - an exact repeat of the controversial action...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE AND COASTGUARD OFFICERS CALLED TO NITON SEARCH
UPDATED: Officers from both Hampshire Constabulary and HM Coastguard are searching an area in Niton this afternoon (Saturday). Several police vehicles were seen responding to the vicinity at around 16:30, but it remains unclear what exactly has sparked the emergency response....
Read moreDetailsCAR WIPES OUT PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN NEWPORT
A Vauxhall Zafira has collided with a pedestrian crossing on St James' Street in Newport this afternoon (Saturday). The vehicle has come to a stop after wiping out the belisha beacon and dragging it metres up the road. The front bumper...
Read moreDetails2 ADULTS AND 5 DOGS CUT OFF BY THE TIDE AT THORNESS
Cowes RNLI Lifeboat and The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team worked together to rescue a couple and their 5 dogs after they became cut off by the tide at Thorness Bay earlier this afternoon (Friday). After finding themselves unable to climb...
Read moreDetailsUNATTENDED COOKING SPARKS CALL OUT FOR FIRE SERVICE
A pan left on the stove has resulted in a call out for fire crews from Shanklin and Ryde this morning (Friday). 2 appliances were mobilised to Chelsfield Avenue off Green Lane at 11:20 after control received a call from...
Read moreDetailsMULTI-AGENCY SEARCH FOR MALE IN SHANKLIN
UPDATED: A multi-agency search is underway in Shanklin this morning (Friday) over the concerns for the welfare of an individual. Police, Sandown & Shanklin Independent lifeboat, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team are all involved in the...
Read moreDetailsPRISON OFFICERS AT HMP ISLE OF WIGHT WALK OUT IN PROTEST
UPDATED: Prison officers up and down the country - including here on the Isle of Wight - have walked out in protest of the 'unprecedented' levels of violence in prisons. The action began at 07:00 this morning (Friday) and is...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN IN HER 80s RESCUED FROM FORT BY BEMBRIDGE LIFEBOAT
Bembridge RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) rushed to the aid of an elderly Isle of Wight woman on No Man's Fort in the Solent earlier this evening (Thursday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the Tamar-class lifeboat at around 16:40...
Read moreDetailsNEW MULTI-MILLION POUND INDOOR WATER PARK ANNOUNCED FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT
The Vectis Ventures team behind The Springs plan UPDATED: A brand new, multi-million pound indoor water park is to be built on land at Robin Hill Country Park, it has been announced by owners Vectis Ventures Ltd today (Wednesday). Plans...
Read moreDetailsSHEEP ATTACKED AND WORRIED BY DOG AT NITON
A flock of sheep have been attacked and worried by a dog in a field in Niton this morning (Wednesday), just days after around 30 sheep were killed in an apparent dog attack in Merstone. The owners of Cheverton Farm...
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