POUNDLAND’S FUTURE UNCLEAR WITH ISLE OF WIGHT JOB LOSSES FEARED
29th October 2026
A car has left the carriageway and careered into a hedge, narrowly avoiding hitting a house, in Sandford on the outskirts of Godshill this afternoon (Wednesday). The incident has occurred on the A3020 - the main Godshill to Shanklin road -...
Read moreDetailsThere has been drama on board the Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth off the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Wednesday) - less than 2 weeks after HMS Prince of Wales suffered a major breakdown whilst off Ventnor. HMS Queen Elizabeth...
Read moreDetailsA tornado that formed over the East Wight earlier this afternoon (Tuesday) ripped the roof from a derelict building and caused other damage at Sandown Bay Holiday Centre in Yaverland, leaving behind a trail of debris. As first reported by...
Read moreDetailsVideo footage has caught the terrifying moment a tornado developed on the outskirts of Brading and began moving towards Bembridge. Shortly before 13:00 this afternoon (Tuesday), this video was captured showing the funnel developing over the East Wight and extending...
Read moreDetailsPolice descended on Hunnyhill in Newport yesterday afternoon (Monday) when a fight broke out in the street in a row over a vehicle. Officers were called at just before 15:40 to reports of a disturbance as a result of an...
Read moreDetailsPolice were called to a collision in Arreton after a car rolled off the road and into a field late last night (Monday). The incident occurred on the A3056 between the turn off for Merstone and the village of Arreton...
Read moreDetailsIsland Line trains will be suspended for a period of 10 hours on Wednesday due to staff sickness. South Western Railway has confirmed that no trains will be operating between Ryde and Shanklin from 09:00 until 19:00 tomorrow. A rail...
Read moreDetailsFears that sailors were in immediate, life-threatening danger off the South of the Isle of Wight led to the launch of a search and rescue operation overnight into the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat, Selsey RNLI...
Read moreDetailsHundreds of homes in the South Wight have been left without power tonight (Monday) as the thunderstorm passes over the Isle of Wight. 95 postcode areas have been left without power in the Roud, Wroxall, Upper Ventnor and Godshill areas....
Read moreDetailsStaff shortages mean that Wightlink will be operating a revised timetable on its Yarmouth-Lymington car ferry service tomorrow (Tuesday) and again on Wednesday. The cross-Solent operator says that a lack of an essential member of the crew means fewer ferries...
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