First reported by Island Echo
WORLD RALLY CHAMPION MIKI BIASION TO COMPETE AT SANDOWN SPRINT
2-time world rally champion Miki Biasion will be taking part in the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint on Sunday 29th March 2020. Chichester-based Rally Replay will be supplying an exact replica of Biasion’s 1989 Sanremo winning Lancia Delta Integrale, which...
Read moreDetailsBUMPER ENTRY FOR INAUGURAL ISLAND CAR CENTRE SANDOWN SPRINT
British classics, world rally cars and modern-day supercars will line up to compete in the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint next month. The confirmed entry list for the inaugural Isle of Wight Speed Trials event at Culver Parade has now...
Read moreDetails‘UNSAFE AND IMPRACTICAL TO INTERVENE’ – COUNCIL ISSUE UPDATE ON BELGRAVE ROAD SITUATION
The Isle of Wight Council says it still remains 'unsafe and impractical' to intervene with the ongoing situation at Belgrave Road in Ventnor following the partial collapse of a vital retaining wall. In a joint update from both the Council...
Read moreDetailsNOTHING FOUND IN SEARCH FOR VESSEL OR PERSON ‘IN DIFFICULTY’ OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT
HM Coastguard and Yarmouth RNLI have been involved in the search for a windsurfer or small vessel reported to be in difficulty off the coast of the Isle of Wight today (Wednesday). A member of the public - the Island's...
Read moreDetailsSNOW, SLEET AND HAIL FORECAST FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT TODAY
Snow, sleet and hail could fall across the Isle of Wight later on today (Tuesday) as temperatures drop across the South. According to IW Met Service, over the next few days colder weather will move in and as a result,...
Read moreDetailsISLAND LINE DISRUPTION AS SERVICE DOWN TO A SINGLE TRAIN
Island Line is once again running to an hourly timetable due to a fault with 1 of just 2 trains operating on the network. South Western Railway have confirmed that a reduced service is in operation between Shanklin and Ryde...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK PASSENGER’S CAR WINDOW SMASHED AS FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT BREAKS FREE
The rear window of a car belonging to a passenger travelling on Wightlink's Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry has been smashed by a piece of firefighting equipment. During the 14:00 sailing from Pompey to the Island, part of the firefighting equipment fixed...
Read moreDetailsWET AND WINDY WEATHER LEADS TO FURTHER CROSS-SOLENT DISRUPTION
Cross-Solent travel is once again being affected by wet and windy conditions in what seems to be a never-ending cycle of adverse weather. Hovertravel have announced that they have suspended their Ryde-Southsea service due to the stormy conditions. An update...
Read moreDetailsFIREFIGHTERS REMIND ISLANDERS TO GET THEIR CHIMNEYS SWEPT REGULARLY
Firefighters from Freshwater are reminding Islanders to get their chimneys swept regularly after dealing with a chimney fire in the West Wight this evening (Sunday). A retained crew from Freshwater Fire Station were mobilised to reports of a chimney fire...
Read moreDetailsWIGHTLINK ANNOUNCE CANCELLATIONS FOR MONDAY MORNING
Wightlink have announced that a number of sailings on their Yarmouth-Lymington service will be cancelled tomorrow morning (Monday). Due to reduced power on one of the company's ships - and predicted high winds on the Solent- a total of 6...
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