BOMB DISPOSAL EXPERTS ARRIVE IN VENTNOR AS HIGH STREET LOCKED DOWN
11th November 2026
AIR AMBULANCE MEDICS SCRAMBLED TO LIFE-THREATENING RYDE EMERGENCY
11th November 2026
Smallbrook Lane in Ryde will re-open to motorists heading towards Westridge Cross from tomorrow morning (Tuesday). The road has been closed in both directions for the past 2 weeks as part of the ongoing major junction improvement works, which will...
Read moreDetailsThousands of people struggling to meet their rising energy costs are missing out on free and reduced cost connections to the gas network across the South, including here on the Isle of Wight. National Energy Action (NEA) has warned an...
Read moreDetailsThose who have been in hospital for more than 7 days can, from today (Monday), receive visitors for 1 hour a day as St Mary's relaxes the strict rules surrounding visitors. As a result of the COVID pandemic, in order...
Read moreDetailsA former bus driver who has now joined Hampshire Constabulary as a Police officer has been awarded after he successfully located a vulnerable missing person. Luke Cumberpatch was working as a bus driver for Southern Vectis when he was made...
Read moreDetailsA bigger and better falconry attraction is coming to one of the Island’s tourist hot spots, as long as it gets a new zoo licence. In an application to the Isle of Wight Council, details have been unveiled for an...
Read moreDetails19-year-old Tyler Simpkins, who crashed his Renault Clio into a fence in Ventnor, has been banned from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to drink driving. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard on Friday that Simpkins had been...
Read moreDetailsHampshire Constabulary has announced that 6 new Police Approved Interpreters and Translators (PAIT) are now able to support members of the deaf community who come into contact with officers in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. The PAIT scheme...
Read moreDetailsPCs Mitchell, Mabey and Hopper at the scene of the incident 3 Police officers who battled to save the life of a man who collapsed at the wheel of his car in Gurnard have been recognised. In August this year,...
Read moreDetailsThe End of Life Care Ward at St Mary's Hospital, Wellow Unit, have launched a new bereavement follow up call service for family members that have been bereaved after their loved ones have died. The new service, that is launching...
Read moreDetailsOne of the hottest upcoming bands in the UK, Wet Leg, have released 2 new songs and news of their debut album. Isle of Wight talent Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers have been catapulted from their confines on the Island to...
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